Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this bill. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable relief. The bill prohibits states from being immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this bill.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Age discriminationCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment liabilityRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employment
To protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination.
USA115th CongressHR-651| House
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this bill. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable relief. The bill prohibits states from being immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this bill.
Age discriminationCivil actions and liabilityDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment liabilityRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employment