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Civil Rights Act of 1991
Strengthened civil rights protections in employment and allowed for jury trials and damages in discrimination cases.
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What happened
Strengthened civil rights protections in employment and allowed for jury trials and damages in discrimination cases.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as positive impact with strong supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
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Impact on Black Americans
Expanded legal remedies for victims of workplace discrimination.
1991
Strengthened civil rights protections in employment and allowed for jury trials and damages in discrimination cases.
Outcome
Expanded legal remedies for victims of workplace discrimination.
1992-07-14T07:00:00.000Z
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Era context
Previous era-adjacent record: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.
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Civil Rights Act of 1991
Civil Rights Act of 1991
EEOC statutory page for the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including expanded remedies such as compensatory and punitive damages in certain discrimination cases.
Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Original Text)
Original text page for the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
Enforcement Guidance: Compensatory and Punitive Damages Available under sec 102 of the CRA of 1991
EEOC guidance describing the remedies made available under Section 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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