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Support Women's Right to Equal Pay

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: National Women's Law Center

Too many women in this country are getting paid less than they should be. If our leaders really want to stimulate the economy, they should boost women's paychecks by making sure they can earn an equal wage for equal work.

Unfortunately, a recent Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber severely limits workers' ability to protect their rights. The decision makes it virtually impossible for workers to sue for pay discrimination and rewards employers for hiding inequities.

But a bill awaiting a vote in the Senate would help women fight for fair pay. The Fair Pay Restoration Act would correct the unjust Supreme Court ruling and give all employees a better shot at a fair workplace.

Now, with the Fair Pay Restoration Act advancing through the Senate, Congress can correct the Supreme Court's wrong -- and make sure women are earning more than just peanuts. Urge your Senators to support the Fair Pay Restoration Act today!

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goal: 20,000

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Subject Line: Support the Fair Pay Restoration Act

Dear [Decision Maker],

I am writing to urge you to vote for the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S. 1843), which will reverse the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber. The Ledbetter decision severely limits workers' ability to vindicate their rights and distorts Congress' intent to eliminate sex and other forms of discrimination in the workplace. A parallel bill has already been passed in the House.

In Ledbetter, the Supreme Court held that employees cannot challenge ongoing compensation discrimination if the employer's original discriminatory decision occurred more than 180 days before, even when the employee continues to receive paychecks that have been discriminatorily reduced. Prior to this decision, the law as interpreted by the EEOC and nine of the ten courts of appeals that have considered the issue treated each discriminatory paycheck as a separate discriminatory act that started a new 180-day clock.

We signed the “Support Women's Right to Equal Pay” petition!

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6:18 am PDT, Apr 8, Meredith Goldberg, Wisconsin

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6:17 am PDT, Apr 8, Kelly Lawrence, Georgia

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6:13 am PDT, Apr 8, Deb Haight, RN, North Carolina

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6:13 am PDT, Apr 8, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
Why should a woman get paid less if she does the same job?

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6:11 am PDT, Apr 8, Aaron Vannatta, Pennsylvania

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6:08 am PDT, Apr 8, Danielle Robinson, New Jersey
Women deserve equal pay!

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6:05 am PDT, Apr 8, Candace Truitt, Maryland
The problem stands for minorities too. It is long overdue that we stop this terrible discrimination!

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6:03 am PDT, Apr 8, Richard Cedor, Texas

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5:18 am PDT, Apr 8, Lisa Brown, Canada

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5:16 am PDT, Apr 8, Terrah Dawn, Mississippi

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5:16 am PDT, Apr 8, Marjory Cahill-Shelton, Florida

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5:16 am PDT, Apr 8, Dreama Runyon, Florida

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5:08 am PDT, Apr 8, Tom Baker, Arizona
Equal pay for equal work

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5:00 am PDT, Apr 8, Tammy Sanderfield, Illinois

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4:59 am PDT, Apr 8, Lizzi Sheath, United Kingdom

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4:32 am PDT, Apr 8, Stacy Stiegleiter, Tennessee

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4:21 am PDT, Apr 8, Karen VDay, Indiana

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4:19 am PDT, Apr 8, Maria Champine, Maine
For WAY too long, I've seen men advance in status and pay, when women who perform equally or better@ their jobs are left stagnant in their positions. Come on!

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4:18 am PDT, Apr 8, Adam Greenwood, United Kingdom

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3:04 am PDT, Apr 8, Naluswata Christine, Uganda

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2:48 am PDT, Apr 8, Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland

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2:45 am PDT, Apr 8, Juanita T. Anderson, Texas
How a legislator can look their family members, especially the women and girls, in the eye and tell them they have not acted to preserve their employment rights is beyond my comprehension.

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2:40 am PDT, Apr 8, Susan Holmes, United Kingdom
Equal pay for women.

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2:34 am PDT, Apr 8, Tere Magaña, Oregon

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2:30 am PDT, Apr 8, Steve Klein, Canada

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