Equal Employment Opportunities Law (Amendment – Extension of the Limitation Period) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שוויון ההזדמנויות בעבודה (תיקון - הארכת תקופת ההתיישנות)
TL;DRA proposal to extend the statute of limitations for employment discrimination lawsuits from three years to five years.
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What does the bill do?
The bill amends the Equal Employment Opportunities Law of 1988 by extending the deadline for filing a lawsuit over employment discrimination. The bill argues that three years are not enough for workers who were discriminated against to understand and process the experience of discrimination, to recognize it and to weigh their chances in a lawsuit. The bill cites a similar example in the Equal Pay for Female and Male Employees Law, in which the statute of limitations was extended to five years in 2012.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Opposition 56 seats
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