thomas.loc.gov - 1/8/2009
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To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is ...
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Pay Equity: Raise Your Voice for Lily Ledbetter and Equal Pay for Equal Work
Firedoglake —
... Democratic leadership in the House on a Thursday conference call -- including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, vowed to push forward with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 11) and the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R 12).
As Rep. DeLauro said: "Women who work hard and productively and carry a full range of family responsibilities should be treated fairly."
Rep. DeLauro emphasized that close to 1/3 of all women in this country live in poverty. And ...
Lilly Ledbetter,. Paycheck Fairness Acts Pass House
Open Left - Front Page —
(Via Feminist Majority Foundation and Quick Hits). The House passed two worker's rights measures today: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act (247-171) and the Paycheck Fairness Act (256-163). The votes were overwhelmingly along partisan lines, but there were a few exceptions. Howie Klein has the partisan dissenters on the Lilly Ledbetter Act:
Five of the worst reactionary fake Democrats-- Allen Boyd (Blue Dog-FL), Bobby Bright (freshman wingnut-AL), Dan Boren (Blue Dog-OK), Parker Griffith (freshman wingnut-AL), Travis ...
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Goes to President Obama’s Desk for Signing
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
... Today, the House passed S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 legislation correcting the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear that limited a worker’s ability to be fully compensated for discrimination. Following passage of the bill, People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert expressed appreciation for members’ standing up for justice for American workers: ...
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