Yesterday, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. It is a bill 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 unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.”
From this article here:
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act reverses a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that had narrowed to 180 days the time period during which an employee can file a claim of wage discrimination after the original pay-setting decision.Under the proposed legislation, employees would have 180 days from receiving a discriminatory paycheck to file their claim. . .
The House of Representatives approved the bill on January 9 during the first week of the new session of Congress, along with other labor rights legislation. The bill must return to the House for a second approval because the House had combined the bill with a measure the Senate did not consider.
On another front, what is the status of the Employee Free Choice Act? Some speculation going on here.