AN ACT
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
- Congress finds the following:
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- (1) The Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. 05-1074 (May 29, 2007), significantly impairs statutory protections against discrimination in compensation that Congress established and that have been bedrock principles of American law for decades. The Ledbetter decision undermines those statutory protections by unduly restricting the time period in which victims of discrimination can challenge and recover for discriminatory compensation decisions or other practices, contrary to the intent of Congress.
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- (2) The limitation imposed by the Court on the filing of discriminatory compensation claims ignores the reality of wage discrimination and is at odds with the robust application of the civil rights laws that Congress intended.
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- (3) With regard to any charges of discrimination under any law, nothing in this Act is intended to preclude or limit an aggrieved person’s right to introduce evidence of unlawful employment practices that have occurred outside the time for filing a charge of discrimination.
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- (4) This Act is not intended to change current law treatment of when pension distributions are considered paid.
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Important Links:
http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/04/24/listen-ladies-john-mccain-knows-what-you-need/
http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=10960
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/washington/30scotuscnd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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