| American Civil Liberties Union 2008 House Scorecard description
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On January 9, 2009, the House passed the L … On January 9, 2009, the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 11) by a vote of 247 to 171. The ACLU supported this legislation, which would allow employees who have suffered pay discrimination to seek vindication without facing unduly and unfairly restrictive deadlines. The legislation addresses wage disparities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability, clarifying that such discrimination is not a one-time occurrence that starts and ends with a pay decision, but that each paycheck represents a continuing violation by an employer. nts a continuing violation by an employer.
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| American Civil Liberties Union 2008 Senate Scorecard description
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On January 22, 2009, the Senate defeated a … On January 22, 2009, the Senate defeated a weakening amendment to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) offered by Senator Hutchison (R-TX) by a vote of 55 to 40. The ACLU opposed the Hutchison Amendment, which would have gutted the protections provided in the underlying legislation by forcing employees seeking to challenge pay discrimination to abide by the unfair rule set out in Ledbetter v. Goodyear unless they could prove that they had no reason to suspect pay discrimination. Instead of solving the problem the Ledbetter decision created, the Hutchison Amendment would have forced employees to rush to file complaints at any mere rumor of discrimination lest they lose their access to relief. ion lest they lose their access to relief.
, On January 22, 2009, the Senate passed the … On January 22, 2009, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) by a vote of 61 to 36. The ACLU supported this legislation, which would allow employees who have suffered pay discrimination to seek vindication without facing unduly and unfairly restrictive deadlines. The legislation addresses wage disparities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability, clarifying that such discrimination is not a one-time occurrence that starts and ends with a pay decision, but that each paycheck represents a continuing violation by an employer. nts a continuing violation by an employer.
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S.181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
