Business be scared. Very scared. The 111th Congress began off passing H.R. 11 - the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, 247-171. This Act has been called "Trial Lawyer Bonanza" in an opinion piece in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
If it passes the Senate, it will overturn the U.S. Supreme Court ruling which placed time limits [180 days, with some situations allowing 300 days] in the filing of wage discrimination complaints. That means there will be no statue of limitations on these grievances. There's more. It would permit companies to be sued not only for outright discrimination but also for what can be proved to be unintentional discrimination.
In addition, as Carter Wood reports on PointofLaw.com, the House also passed H.R. 12 the Paycheck Fairness Act, 256-163. Wood notes that, "House Republican Leader John Boehner issued a statement in response to passage, 'Flood of Special-Interest Bills Begins in Newly-Expanded Democratic Congress.'"
Business had better set loose their best lobbyists on the Senate. This Act needs to be killed off. Similar Dem initiatives need to be prevented.
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