Posted On:
May 5, 2008
Republican Senators Block Pay Discrimination Measure
The New York Times reported on April 24, 2008 that the US Senate fell four votes short needed to begin consideration of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, named for an Alabama woman, who lost her case against the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, because she had not filed her complaint within six months of the initial instance of discrimination.
Ms. Ledbetter had often been paid 40% less than her male counterparts and continues to suffer from that pay disparity in her retirement because that disparity has affected her pension and social security payments. Perhaps this issue may be reconsidered in the next Congress.
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