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22 May 2009, 3:44 am
One more blow to our fight for equal pay for women that Congress must address since the guys on the Court just don't get it.It wouldn't surprise me if decisions like that make Sandra Day O'Connor wonder why she ever left the Court in the first place.Justice Ginsburg has fought the good fight, especially with the language of her dissenting opinions, in calling out her fellow justices in their attitudes toward women, but she's only one vote. [read post]
14 May 2009, 10:38 am
If nothing else, I'm sure Oprah would have something to say about that -- and I don't think he wants to cross her. [read post]
1 May 2009, 1:18 am
The Ledbetter law only expands our rights to sue employers who have already discriminated against us. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 3:47 am
Hulteen, No. 07-543Title VII/Denial of pre-'79 pregnancy leave service credits in computing pensiono o December 10, 2008 Argument Transcript hereo o SCOTUS docket hereo o SCOTUSwiki hereo o Noted here: Work Place Prof Blog and Ross Runkel, each noting post-argument briefs on the effect of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on the caseGross v. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 1:12 pm
I’m surprised not to see advisories for cases like Hein, Ledbetter, and Morse from OT06 and Medellin from OT07. [read post]
13 Apr 2009, 4:00 am
Hulteen, No. 07-543Title VII/Denial of pre-'79 pregnancy leave service credits in computing pensiono December 10, 2008 Argument Transcript hereo SCOTUS docket hereo SCOTUSWIKI hereo Noted here: Work Place Prof Blog and Ross Runkel, each noting post-argument briefs on the effect of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on the caseGross v. [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 3:41 am
Although I anticipate it will be used, I don't think it will have any great impact in that debate.More significantly, I think this gives a shot in the arm to the Arbitration Fairness Act, which so far has not drawn a lot of attention. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 5:29 am
The question now is whether someone (hey, don't look at me!) [read post]
16 Feb 2009, 7:44 pm
In the Supreme Court, hyper-technicalities are most frequently used to defeat the claims of deserving plaintiffs, as in the now-Congressionally-overruled Ledbetter case or even worse, in Bowles v. [read post]
13 Feb 2009, 9:00 pm
Beating up Don Imus or Republicans who sing about a "Magic Negro" is a lot easier to do than creating good public schools that do not deprive poor children and children of color of a quality education. [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 5:37 am
We don’t have the slightest idea—in part, because we waste our time reading hacks like Herbert. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 1:00 am
Of course, it now looks like we need a subcommittee to focus on the money that Congress wants to cut out of programs that impact women right here.Don't get me started.And don't forget an important woman's issue here at home -- join my campaign to get Goodyear to do the right think and pay Lilly Ledbetter the back pay and benefits of $360,000 the trial court awarded her. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 3:33 pm
See below for quotes from our author and coach, Ed Poll.When President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on January 29, 2009, critics declared the new law a pain for employers and a boon for trial lawyers. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 10:35 am
You don't even need an envelope or stamp. [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 1:09 pm
So, the statute opens the door to the one group of people who don't have retaliation to worry about, people just like Lilly Ledbetter, those retiring. [read post]