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Congress sent the White House Tuesday what is expected to be the first legislation that President Barack Obama signs into law, a bill that makes it easier for women and others to sue for pay discrimination, even if the discrimination has prevailed for years, even decades.
The bill is a response to a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that said a person must file a claim of discrimination within 180 days of a company's initial decision to pay a worker less than it pays another worker doing the same job. Under the bill, every new discriminatory paycheck would extend the statute of limitations for another 180 days.
The plaintiff in the case, Lilly Ledbetter, argued that she did not become aware of the pay discrepancy until near the end of her 19-year career at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Gadsden, Ala.
[The bill does not change current law limiting back pay to two years.]
Supporters argued that the 5-4 Supreme Court decision throwing out Ledbetter's claim was unrealistic for most work environments in which employees are unaware of, or even barred from talking about, the salaries of their co-workers....it rewards companies that manage to keep wage discrimination secret for more than six months.
Opponents contended that the legislation would gut the statute of limitations, encourage lawsuits and be a boon to trial lawyers. They also argued that employees could wait to file claims in hopes of reaping larger damage awards....backers pointed out that the bill does not change current law limiting back pay for claimants to two years, so there would be no incentive to wait to file a claim.
My Repuglican Congressman voted against it, he is brand new in the job and this was his first vote cast and it was against equal pay for women. The letters to the editor have already been colorful. Want unequal pay? Want to make discrimination okay? Vote Republican
My Repuglican Congressman voted against it, he is brand new in the job and this was his first vote cast and it was against equal pay for women. The letters to the editor have already been colorful. Want unequal pay? Want to make discrimination okay? Vote Republican
Yep! Pretty much. Just like how McCain voted against the Equal Pay for Equal Work. Last month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) skipped the vote on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which would have made it easier for women and other workers to pursue pay discrimination claims.
They are also against including gays in hate crimes.
Want to support blind hatred for everyone non-white and non-Christian? VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!!
I'm waiting for the naysayers to come full force on here & start moaning about "if a woman would just do her job like she's supposed to instead of always worrying about her kids or talking about fashion, makeup & celebrities, this wouldn't be a problem!" On a side note, my rep now says "karfar is a name known to all". Woohoo! *pats self on back*
I mean it isn't like anything else is going on in this country or the world...
It's important, too; it's a puzzle-piece of justice fitted into place for all people who bring home a paycheck to their families. It encourages employers not to discriminate in pay - not just women, but anyone, older people, people of other nationalities, whoever.
I remember him saying back when he was campaigning that he would sign this early on, if he were elected.
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