House passes Pay Equality Bill

[WI_DEM]

(now with a stronger Democratic Senate it should pass there, too, it failed last year in the Senate by only 3 votes. And President Obama will sign it into law).

The Center for American Progress applauds the House of Representatives for passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act today. Both pieces of legislation are essential to moving forward in our efforts to narrow the gender pay gap.

The Ledbetter Act would correct a 2007 ruling by the Supreme Court that made it harder for victims of pay discrimination to bring a suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The decision illogically requires employees to sue within 180 days of receiving their first discriminatory paycheck, even if they do not yet know they are being underpaid. Last year, the House passed the Ledbetter Act, but it fell short in the Senate by a mere three votes.


http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/01/pay_equity_passes.html

This is one area a larger dem congress and president will make a difference.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. Yay. nt

[Kaleko]

2. Good. One hurdle down.