Request a Same Day Telephone Consultation
Under the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, employees may now bring a claim for pay discrimination to recover back pay for up to two years preceding the filing of a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Since each paycheck constitutes a new separate violation, an employee suffering from unequal pay is no longer barred from filing a discrimination lawsuit after 180 days. It should also be noted that the Act permits a pay discrimination claim to be based not only on gender, but also age, disability, race, color, religion, and national origin.
The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act takes effect retroactively as if enacted on May 28, 2007. As such, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will apply to all claims of wage discrimination pending on or after May 28, 2007 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Tags: discrimination, fair pay, ledbetter
Posted In:
Employment Law News
Blog Categories:
Business Law Bulletin
Search YLC Blog:
Follow Us:
Subscribe to Updates:
Interested in receiving this blog? You may add this blog to your feeds by clicking here: Subscribe
Recent Updates:
Archives:
June 2022
Disclaimer: The information presented on this web site was prepared by Melissa C. Marsh for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information provided in my articles and alerts should not be relied upon, or used as a substitute for professional legal advice from an attorney you retain to advise or represent you. Your use of this Internet site does not create an attorney- client relationship. Transmission of this article is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. All uses of the contents of this site, other than personal uses, are prohibited. You may print or email a copy of any information posted on this web site for your own personal, non-commercial, use, but you may not publish any of the articles or posts on this web site without the Express Written Permission of Melissa C. Marsh.
Located in Los Angeles, California, the Law Office of Melissa C. Marsh handles business law and corporation law matters as a lawyer for clients throughout Los Angeles including Burbank, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Valley Village, North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Hollywood, West LA as well as Riverside County, San Fernando, Ventura County, and Santa Clarita. Attorney Melissa C. Marsh has considerable experience handling business matters both nationally and internationally. We routinely assist our clients with incorporation, forming a California corporation, forming a California llc, partnership, annual minutes, shareholder meetings, director meetings, getting a taxpayer ID number (EIN), buying a business, selling a business, commercial lease review, employee disputes, independent contractors, construction, and personal matters such as preparing a will, living trust, power of attorney, health care directive, and more.