The Senate has passed a bill that would overturn a Supreme Court ruling preventing women from filing pay discrimination lawsuits. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is named for a female employee of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who was paid 40 percent less than her male colleagues doing the same job. Ledbetter lost her suit against Goodyear after the court ruled she did not file a complaint on time. Senate Republicans had blocked the same measure last April. It now goes to the House, where it’s expected to pass.
Senate Passes Wage Discrimination Bill
HeadlineJan 23, 2009