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U.S. Supreme Court

Jan. 30, 2009

Rhetoric Might Trump Reality of Fair Pay Law

Employers are bracing themselves for an increase in pay discrimination lawsuits when President Obama signs into law a bill that reverses a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. But employment lawyers representing both employers and workers say the impact may not be as great as the political rhetoric in Washington suggests.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Employers are bracing themselves for an increase in pay discrimination lawsuits when President Obama signs into law a bill that reverses a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

But employment lawyers representing both employers and workers say the impact may not be as great as the political rhetoric in Washington suggests.

Congress this week passed the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which r...

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