08/21/2007
As a small-business owner, you are most likely too busy to be able to take the time to carefully review the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, a complicated, vague bill that will have harmful effects on small business. As you'll soon learn, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 is anything but fair to small business. Tell your senator to vote "NO" on this erroneous piece of legislation.
The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (S. 1843):
- Creates a new paycheck rule dissolving any statute of limitation* for an employee filing a compensation discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Forces employers to defend employment decisions that occurred in the distant past
- Allows plaintiffs to file lawsuits based on circumstantial evidence and "he said, she said" testimony
- Removes incentives for employees to act immediately when they are subjected to discrimination
- Contains a "pension annuity check rule" that would allow an employee to bring charges against an employer so long as the employee receives benefits, such as retirement benefits
- Brings about excessive litigation, significant costs and little resolution to small business
Contact your senators and urge them to vote “NO” on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (S. 1843).
*The U.S. Supreme Court has held that time limits--300 days in most states and 180 days in the few states that do not have a fair employment agency--are necessary for filing an unlawful discriminatory employment practices with the EEOC.
