Equal Pay for Equal Work! The 12th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Act
Before the Lilly Ledbetter Act you had to file a Charge of Discrimination within 300 days from the time the employer first decided to discriminate against you by paying you less that your male counterparts. The problem with this is most women do not realize they are being paid less. Lilly Ledbetter was paid 40% less than the lowest paid male counterpart and she only discovered this after being with the company for 19 years. She lost her fight but has made a difference for women since then. Under the