Obama Signs Lily Ledbetter Act

[Belegon]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama

An auspicious choice for the first bill to be signed by our new President, IMHO.

I'm not saying that this law is perfect... but it is a good step in the right direction. It basically allows for women to have more time to file suit.

Ledbetter didn't find out about the discrepancies in the payscale affecting her until after the statute of limitations had passed. She was effectively punished for not spying on her coworkers and attempting to scrutinize their private paystubs.

Note that this does not change the existing laws, it simply allows more time to discover them. The previous statute was 180 days from the initial paycheck ONLY. This one is 180 days from the LAST paycheck with the discrepancy.

ETA: Oh, and for those who will instantly say this isn't change, that Bush would have done it too...

Wrong. He and the GOP blocked this exact same bill in the last session of Congress. And Bush promised to veto it if it were passed. BTW, so did McCain.

 

[Guest]

Good progress is still progress.

 

[Huckleman2000]

A triumph for the Individual over the apparatus of the State.

 

[amicus]

european university institute


Enrico Moretti


university of california, berkeley


March, 2006


Abstract

In most Western countries, illness-related absenteeism is higher among female work- ers. Using the personnel data-set of a large Italian bank, we show that the probability of an absence due to illness increases for females, relative to males, 28 days after the previous illness; this difference disappears for workers age 45 or older. We interpret this as evidence that the menstrual cycle raises female absenteeism.

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Women ‘expected’ to miss work more than men


Submitted by topnews on Fri, 11/16/2007 - 10:24.


Sydney, Nov 16:

Women are expected to be absent from the workplace more than men, a new study has found.


Researchers at the Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia say that workplaces witness more female absenteeism because it’s considered a more socially acceptable norm.

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And the beat goes on from the feminists and their apologists and the savvy politicians who pander to the gender difference.

Equal pay for equal work is a good thing anyway you look at it.

Equal pay for unequal work is a rip-off, paid for, eventually, by the consumer who pays a higher price because they are subsidizing the lower output by women who don't show up at the work place.

Add to this the demand for company paid child-care and the higher percentage of women that require the services of the medical provisions in their insurance.

The basic fault is the tax system which extorts so much from a single breadwinners paycheck that both are required to work to support a family.

Interesting to note that this and the executive order to allow abortion funds to be sent overseas indicate that the new democrats fully realize the importance on the female vote.

Amicus...

 

[Safe_Bet]

amicus that is lame, even by the low expectations I already have for you.

You might want to spice it up a bit by mentioning that Obama is black and that this is all the fault of the queers...

 

[Boxlicker101]

I can, with no qualms, get behind equal pay for two people doing the same work after some allowance for seniority. However, I will also disagree with the idea, promoted by some, that two occupations that are totally different and earn different salaries can somehow be considered to be equivalent or comparable to each other.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I can, with no qualms, get behind equal pay for two people doing the same work after some allowance for seniority. However, I will also disagree with the idea, promoted by some, that two occupations that are totally different and earn different salaries can somehow be considered to be equivalent or comparable to each other.

Has nothing and less than nothing to do with this law.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I just read about this law this afternoon. I'm so glad that Obama chose to sign this as his first act to sign. Too many politicians have been scared to do anything for gender equality!

I love Obama. Congratulations, USA, you've finally elected a president that us Europeans respect!

 

[Boxlicker101]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxlicker101
I can, with no qualms, get behind equal pay for two people doing the same work after some allowance for seniority. However, I will also disagree with the idea, promoted by some, that two occupations that are totally different and earn different salaries can somehow be considered to be equivalent or comparable to each other.

Has nothing and less than nothing to do with this law.

I'm not sure how there could be less tnat nothing, but I agree the two ideas are completely different, although related. However, there are those who believe that all working persons should have the same, or almost the same income, and this concept is referred to as "comparative worth." We haven't heard much about it lately, but we might start hearing more now.

 

[Stella_Omega]

[QUOTE="Boxlicker101, post: 29992739, member: 207952"]

I'm not sure how there could be less tnat nothing, but I agree the two ideas are completely different, although related.  However, there are those who believe that all working persons should have the same, or almost the same income, and this concept is referred to as "comparative worth."  We haven't heard much about it lately, but we might start hearing more now.[/QUOTE]Completely different, indeed. :rolleyes:

If you want to talk about "comparative worth" howabout starting a new post?

 

[Boxlicker101]

Completely different, indeed. :rolleyes:

If you want to talk about "comparative worth" howabout starting a new post?[/QUOTE]

Because I don't believe the subject is worth its own thread.  I mentioned it here because it is related to this thread.

 

[Darkniciad]

I just read about this law this afternoon. I'm so glad that Obama chose to sign this as his first act to sign. Too many politicians have been scared to do anything for gender equality!

I love Obama. Congratulations, USA, you've finally elected a president that us Europeans respect!

Wow -- that last part comes out a little condescending. Think it's the "finally" part that makes it come out a great deal stronger than it was probably meant

 

[Boxlicker101]

I just read about this law this afternoon. I'm so glad that Obama chose to sign this as his first act to sign. Too many politicians have been scared to do anything for gender equality!

I love Obama. Congratulations, USA, you've finally elected a president that us Europeans respect!

Does this mean that Ike and JFK and RR were not respected? By any Europeans?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Wow -- that last part comes out a little condescending. Think it's the "finally" part that makes it come out a great deal stronger than it was probably meant

uh, yeah. Svenskaflicka, you asked me to let you know?

Consider that I have.


ON THE OTHER HAND, the last time we had a pres that Europeans could admire, we poked him with a Ken Starr. And the only one before him was Jimmy Carter. Maybe Reagan.

 

[Boxlicker101]

uh, yeah. Svenskaflicka, you asked me to let you know?

Consider that I have.


ON THE OTHER HAND, the last time we had a pres that Europeans could admire, we poked him with a Ken Starr. And the only one before him was Jimmy Carter. Maybe Reagan.

What about Ike? Was Peanuts actually admired by Europeans? He wasn't admired very much by Americans.

 

[Stella_Omega]

What about Ike? Was Peanuts actually admired by Europeans? He wasn't admired very much by Americans.

I'm just that little bit too young to really remember Ike!

Carter seems to have been reasonably honored everywhere except his own country, as far as I know.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I'm just that little bit too young to really remember Ike!

Carter seems to have been reasonably honored everywhere except his own country, as far as I know.

From what I hear around, most people from my parent's generation say that he was a mediocre president, but a great ex president.

 

[Huckleman2000]

From what I hear around, most people from my parent's generation say that he was a mediocre president, but a great ex president.

His largest accomplishments were in foreign policy - the Egypt-Israel treaty, the elevation of human rights. But he got saddled with the Iranian hostage crisis and some unpleasant economic times that I was too young to be impacted by.

eta: Oh, and I think he kissed the Queen when he met her, LOL. Like, a southern hug and a kiss on the cheek. That alone could have endeared him to some countries in Europe, I imagine.

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

I've never heard much good about Carter as president but he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize as an ex.

 

[Boxlicker101]

I've never heard much good about Carter as president but he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize as an ex.

The Carter administration was pretty bad, although I don't know how much of that was his fault. He will always be remembered for the Iran hostage crisis and double-digit inflation.

ETA: He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.