http://currentemployment.net/2009/01/president-obama-signs-lilly-ledbetter-act-video/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:45:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://currentemployment.net/2009/01/president-obama-signs-lilly-ledbetter-act-video/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Dan Schwartz Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:57:27 +0000 http://currentemployment.net/?p=472#comment-168 Actually, as I blogged about today, the retroactive nature of the law will not affect cases that have already been dismissed because of the finality to them. Thus, Lilly Ledbetter will be "victorious" only in the sense that she had the last word. This does have the effect though of overturning Supreme Court precedent so it can't be used again. Actually, as I blogged about today, the retroactive nature of the law will not affect cases that have already been dismissed because of the finality to them. Thus, Lilly Ledbetter will be “victorious” only in the sense that she had the last word. This does have the effect though of overturning Supreme Court precedent so it can’t be used again.

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