In Favor of Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
H.R. 2831, which addresses wage disparity based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability clarifies that such discrimination is not a one-time occurrence that starts and ends with the first paycheck, but that each paycheck represents ongoing discrimination by the employer. This bill reaffirms the fundamental principle that our civil rights protections are intended to have a broad remedial purpose – to addres and correct injuries suffered because of unlawful employment discrimination.
American workers should know they are protected from wage discrimination and able to challenge such discrimination no matter how long it takes them to discover it. The ACLU strongly supports such legislation and we urge Congress to vote in support of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007.