11 U.S.C. § 525
Protection against discriminatory treatment
United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective
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- 11 U.S.C. § 525, Protection against discriminatory treatment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436804
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No private employer may terminate the employment of, or discriminate with respect to employment against, an individual who is or has been a debtor under this title, a debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Act, or an individual associated with such debtor or bankrupt, solely because such debtor or bankrupt—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally