The House 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. The Ledbetter Act repeals the 180 day requirement, while the Paycheck Fairness Act protects employees from retaliation by employers if they bring complaints and allows them to sue for compensatory and punitive damages.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is named in honor of a woman who sued her long-time employer for sex discrimination, only to be told by the US Supreme Court that she had to file a complaint within 180 days of receiving the first discriminatory paycheck. Because of Goodyear Tire's policy forbidding employees to discuss their salaries, Ledbetter only discovered the discrimination many years later.
This week the Senate is expected to consider the legislation passed by the House that will remedy this situation. You can ask your Senators to vote `yes' by following this link.
The Library of Congress has information about the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act here, and information about the Paycheck Fairness Act here.
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