Posted On:
May 5, 2008
Republican Senators Block Pay Discrimination Measure
The New York Times recently reported that the U.S. Senate fell four votes short of the votes 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 employment discrimination complaint within six months of the initial instance of the discriminatory acts.
Ms. Ledbetter had often been paid 40% less than her male counterparts and continues to suffer from that pay disparity in her retirement because the disparity has affected her pension and social security payments. It is our hope that this issue may be reconsidered by the next Congress.
