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Lilly Ledbetter Addresses DNC, Promotes "Fair Pay" Act

ShopFloor.org reports:

Lilly Ledbetter, the woman who took her employment discrimination case to the U.S. Supreme Court before finally losing, spoke at the Democratic convention in Denver last night. It was a standard convention speech — short, a statement of grievance followed by advocacy of legislation and praise for the candidacy of Sen. Obama.
Ms. Ledbetter's extended remarks are printed here. ShopFloor compiles additional information on the issue, such as:

- The CQ Politics coverage of the issue.

  • - The Supreme Court ruling about which Ms. Ledbetter complained: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

  • - The NAM Key Vote letter to Senate.

  • - A piece by Daniel Schwartz at Overlawyered.com examining Ledbetter and the Paycheck Fairness Act, encouraging more discrimination lawsuits.

    • Kilpatrick Stockton's analysis of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 2381) -- which passed the House earlier this year, but died in a Senate filibuster -- is available here.

    Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 11:32AM by Registered Commenterworkplacehorizons.com in | Comments Off

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