Equal Remedies Act of 2024

This bill amends two key laws to expand remedies for discrimination victims. It expands compensatory damages under federal civil rights law to include emotional pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life (beyond financial losses), and adds a right to jury trial for these claims. It also aligns age discrimination cases under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act with the full range of remedies available under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, including compensatory and punitive damages. These changes directly affect workers who face age discrimination in employment by broadening the types of compensation they can seek. The bill makes no new policy but clarifies and extends existing legal remedies.