fair pay
By Judy Waxman, National Women's Law Center April 28, 2009 - 1:11pm
What does fair pay mean to you? Equality? Justice? What about the ability to care for the family you have and plan for the family you want?
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Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Act is a victory for workers, but more significant pay discrimination protections are still in Congress.
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The Lilly Ledbetter Act is a major victory for workers. But Congress must pass additional fair pay legislation, closing loopholes that currently prevent enforcement of equal pay laws.
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It's official: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act has been signed into law.
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President to sign Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; global gag rule reinstatement fails; "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" wins BBC film award; Prevention First called "FOCA's evil twin;" North Carolina's abortion fund could be cut; South Carolina considers mandatory delay legislation; layoffs hit NARAL Pro-Choice America.
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The Senate this afternoon passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, reversing a 2007 Supreme Court decision that requires employees to bring pay discrimination claims no later than 180 days after the first, and only the first, instance of pay discrimination.
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The House today passed both the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act, restoring and establishing basic protections for employees who are subject to wage discrimination.
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Calling this legislation "of the highest priority" for Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi this morning called for the House to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act this week.
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By Amie Newman, Managing Editor January 6, 2009 - 5:34pm
The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is at the top of the sworn-in-today's 111th Congress' list. Ensuring wage equity for women is inextricably linked to women's health.
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By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check October 3, 2008 - 7:00am
Pay discrimination, paid family and medical leave, and flexible work hours get little attention from pundits. But the candidates running for president have very different positions on these critical economic issues.
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