STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3594

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblyman ZWICKER)

ADOPTED: JANUARY 10, 2022

      These floor amendments provide that in any civil action arising from personal injury or wrongful death, any estimations, measures, or calculations of damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity shall not be reduced because of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, or affectional or sexual orientation, as those terms are defined or interpreted under the “Law Against Discrimination,” P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.).

     The amendments further provide that in any such civil action, determination of damages shall not be based upon statistical tables alone unless agreed to by all parties in the civil action.