The Equal Remedies Act of 2026 expands the legal remedies available to workers who experience discrimination in the workplace. The bill makes two main changes: it broadens the types of compensation available in racial discrimination cases under federal civil rights law to explicitly include emotional pain, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life, and it extends the same legal remedies available in Title VII race and gender discrimination cases to workers filing age discrimination complaints under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The legislation gives workers the right to demand jury trials in these cases and allows them to seek any type of legal or equitable relief that would be available in other employment discrimination claims. The bill was introduced in June 2026 and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, but contains no specific funding or implementation timeline.
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