Pay Discrimination

EEOC Revises Compliance Manual in Light of Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has revised its Compliance Manual to reflect the requirements of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which allows complainants to file fair pay charges up to 300 days after receiving a paycheck which allegedly perp Read more

Veto Likely for Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

houserepbldg The legislation passed July 31 by the U.S. House is intended to reverse the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Read more

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Claims for Adverse Effects of Past Discrimination

Supremecourtbldg In a 5-4 decision, the Court holds that the time period for filing a pay discrimination claim is triggered at the time the pay decision is made, not upon each subsequent paycheck which carries the effect of the discrimination. The case involved a female employee of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Read more