President Obama signed his fist bill into law today, as hesigned the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the New YorkTimes reports. The Act makes it easier for employees to suebased on discrimination, extending the statute of limitations to180 after each discriminatory paycheck.
|The House on Tuesday passed it on a 250-177 vote, theTimes writes. The Senate approved it by 61-36 votes.
|The Act doesn't change the current limit on back pay; claimantsare entitled to up to two years of back pay.
|Click thomas.loc.gov for the full text of the bill.
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