pay equity
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 Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor January 7, 2009 - 10:23am
Confirmation hearings for Eric Holder, nominated to be Attorney General in the Obama Administration, were originally planned on a fast-track. Women's rights and civil rights leaders are calling on the Senate for swift confirmation.
But Republicans leaders say "not so fast."
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