January 8, 2009 - Posted by Clarissa Peterson
Lilly Ledbetter
The House is expected to vote tomorrow on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would restore and strengthen equal pay laws.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D. Calif., and Reps. George Miller, D. Calif., and Rosa DeLauro, D. Conn., joined LCCR, the National Women's Law Center, and Supreme Court plaintiff Lilly Ledbetter in urging swift passage of the bills.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act would fix a damaging Supreme Court decision and restore the long-standing rule recognizing each discriminatory paycheck as a separate act of discrimination that can be challenged. The Paycheck Fairness Act would close loopholes in and strengthen the Equal Pay Act.
"American workers need to know that they will be treated fairly and equitably, especially in these trying economic times," said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of LCCR.
Categories: Women's Rights, Workers' Rights
