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Senate Passes Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

January 22, 2009 - Posted by Isha Mehmood

Today, the Senate voted (61-36) to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.  The legislation would fix a damaging Supreme Court decision and restore the longstanding rule recognizing each discriminatory paycheck as a separate act of discrimination that can be challenged in court.

"We are heartened that this legislation was such an early priority of the Congress and of the new administration, highlighting a return to the values and concerns of ordinary Americans around the issue of fairness.  We applaud Congress for its swift action and look forward to President Obama, who supported the legislation, quickly signing it into law," said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of LCCR, in a statement.

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