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Civil Rights Act

of 1991

 Provides additional remedies to protect against and
deter unlawful discrimination and harassment in
employment and to restore the strength of federal
antidiscrimination laws that many felt had been
weakened by several Supreme Court decisions

 Amends five civil rights statutes: Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, the
Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights
Attorney’s Fee Awards Act of 1976.

 3 new laws were created: Section 1981A of Title 42
of the U.S. Code, the Glass Ceiling Act of 1991, and
the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991.

 Compensatory and punitive damages were made
available to the victims of private and nonprofit
employers. Public employees are now entitled to
only compensatory damages