Rep. Jackson-Lee: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

In May, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision, in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, that tosses aside prior law and makes it much harder for workers to pursue pay discrimination claims. The court held that a worker must file a charge of pay discrimination within 180 days of the employer's first decision to pay someone less for discriminatory reasons. This bill rectifies the Supreme Court's decision, thereby simply restoring the longstanding interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act -- that each paycheck that results from a discriminatory decision is itself a discriminatory act that resets the clock on the 180-day period within which a worker must file. The Supreme Court decision ignores the realities of the workplace -- where employees generally do not know enough about what their co-workers earn, or how pay decisions are made, to file a complaint precisely when discrimination first occurs. Indeed, in a large proportion of U.S. companies, salaries are confidential. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee speaks in favor the bill to remedy these problems.

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• Democrats
• Congress
• Equal
• Pay
• Gender
• Discrimination
• Ledbetter
• Jackson-Lee

[xyberfunk]

she is a Statist pig who despises your Liberty! Vote her out of office before she does more damage to the great people of Texas

[LiberalsAreWeak]

Typical liberal wind bag,,UGLY ASS BITCH is what she IS!

[lsufanbr]

She doesnt inspire anything. She is a race pimp who exploits her own people through over priced housing for low-income families. She is also on video talking on her phone instead of listening to questions at a meeting. She is only concerned about herself. She is a prime example of why the house needs stricter term limits. RACE TRAITOR

[peteykkk]

To hear Sheilas inspiring story, go to: Her Name is Ms Ann, on YOUTUBE. It will surely inspire you as her minister tells it! A MUST READ.

[kiapolo]

HomoGenelous...you're an idiot...

take a deep breath, relax...yes, realize who you are...and that you are nothing...no one cares about your rants...no one is listening...breath deeper...

...you really are an idiot...