pay equity

GOP Senators Reject Paycheck Fairness Even As Their Personal Wealth Rises

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

November 18, 2010 - 2:44pm (Print)

Did the personal portfolios of individual Senators and the interests of companies who pay to elect them play a role in defeating the Paycheck Fairness Act? 

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Will a Lame Duck Congress Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act?

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by Amie Newman

November 15, 2010 - 11:31pm (Print)

The Paycheck Fairness Act is slated to come up for a vote this Wednesday, November 17th.  Unless it passes, it could take another 50 years for women to achieve pay equity.

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Top of the News: Afternoon Edition

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by Amie Newman

November 8, 2010 - 7:46pm (Print)

Starting today, we'll post a quick set of links to those stories we missed or didn't have time to write about each day. Scan the links and click through to read more!

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Ledbetter A Victory, But Work Is Not Done

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by Fatima Goss Graves, National Women's Law Center

January 30, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

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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Ledbetter Act Is First Victory in a Looming Battle

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by Daphne Eviatar, New Journalist Fellow

January 30, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

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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VIDEO: President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

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by Emily Douglas

January 29, 2009 - 12:09pm (Print)

It's official: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act has been signed into law.

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Roundup: Obama To Sign Lilly Ledbetter Act Today

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by Emily Douglas

January 29, 2009 - 10:43am (Print)

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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Senate Passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

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by Emily Douglas

January 22, 2009 - 7:59pm (Print)

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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House Says Yes to Women's Wage Equity, Passes Ledbetter Act!

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by Emily Douglas

January 9, 2009 - 2:15pm (Print)

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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Speaker Pelosi Calls on Congress to Pass Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

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by Emily Douglas

January 8, 2009 - 11:10am (Print)

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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