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No Place for Old Men?
On the contrary.
As some of the dust begins to settle from the financial and professional fallout, Forbes says the mass layoffs in the financial industry are grossly affecting women over men.
President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Act (Video)
This morning, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. It was the first bill Obama has signed since taking office.
Joining him at the signing ceremony were, among others, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Lilly Ledbetter herself, who is seen on the video receiving the signatory pen.
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to Become Law Tomorrow
Yesterday, the House voted 250-177 to send the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to the President’s desk. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, President Obama has indicated he will sign the bill tomorrow, making it the first major legislation approved under his tenure.
But debate still rages over whether the change in limitations on discrimination claims will help or hurt the future of HR law. Either way, passage of a controversial employment bill this early on is a clear harbinger of things to come…
Unanimous Supreme Court Takes Broad View of Anti-Retaliation Statute
The Supreme Court issued (another!) unanimous decision today, holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits retaliation against employees who participate in internal investigations of discrimination.
The case, Crawford v. Metro. Gov’t. of Nashville & Davidson Cty., 06-1595, according to Senior Editor Tim Eavenson, is a good decision for everybody – workers and businesses alike, because it reduces fear of retaliation, which is often unfounded in the first place.
Supreme Court Takes Key Discrimination Case
On Monday the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., a case which should settle a long-held debate over how so-called “mixed motive” claims are handled.