Labor/Employment
Jan. 24, 2012
Obama's first signed law has had narrow impact
When President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act., observers talked about a new era of equal pay. But management and workers' rights attorneys in California say the well-publicized legislation has had little effect.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In his campaign four years ago, President Barack Obama often spoke of Lilly Ledbetter, a woman who for years had been paid less than men doing the same work.
The U.S. Supreme Court had thrown out her lawsuit, ruling Ledbetter had not filed within the statute of limitations - 180 days from the first discriminatory paycheck she received. Since Ledbetter had not learned of the discrepancy until years la...
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