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U.S. Senate record vote 7, 111th Congress, Session 1
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- Name of bill: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
- Chamber: U.S. Senate
- Roll call number: 7
- Congress number: 111th
- Session number: 1
- Vote link: U.S. Senate record vote 7, 111th Congress, Session 1
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Scorecard: American Civil Liberties Union 2008 Senate Scorecard |
Org. position: Nay |
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Description: "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." (Original scorecard available at: http://action.aclu.org/site/VoteCenter?page=voteList) | |
