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Support Women's Right to Equal Pay
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored 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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It's simple: perform the work, get the same pay. It used to be thought that men needed to be paid more than women because they were supporting women and their children. Now, many heads of households are women and many are supporting children. Equal pay for equal work.
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your dharma becomes your kharma...what goes around comes around... you reap what you sow...
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Equal pay regardless of sex should be mandated if employers want to comply with EEOC rules!
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I've worked at a plant for 16 years and make 10.90 a fellow worker a man has worked there 3 years and makes 10.60 where is the fairness ,even minimum wage increases don't help, employers don't raise the old employees wage to help them. no cost of living raises given to anyone working period!!!
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6:58 am PDT, May 3,
Fred Nadelman, LMSW, Georgia
Regardless of the job title, peope should get equal pay for equal work. The time of the legal action should not be an issue, only the justice of the action. |
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I have worked for over 40 years and have personal experience with the differences in pay for women versus men and its UNFAIR. We were born EQUAL into this world, not to be discriminate against by men so they have control. WOMEN are NOT second class citizens to be treated unfairly in this world. Please pass this ACT and show the WORLD that you are willing to treat your women BETTER and maybe they will follow YOUR LEAD.
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It seems that many women today are single mothers, often with out help from the fathers of their children. They need to be selfsupporting & receive the same pay as men. Daycare is expensive!.
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As we live and give to our country as our Country will reap for years to come. As our country stands to God Bless, as we treat God's country in equality. Thus this equality be measured in the heights of the way our youth and children shall believe and create for our entire planet. This is the fact of our country and it is a subject that is a fact in eternity.
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Mr Shelby and Mr Sessions. I don't understand why this is even in question. An equal days work desirves and equal days pay. Why should gender have anything to do with this?
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If women earn more they can better take care of their children -- which is important if they are single mothers. This might make the difference between a working mother getting some form of welfare than not. We do want to reduce the welfare rolls, don't we? We need to try to hold down the national deficit or state funding short-falls. Also, America has a reputation as the [other] "land of milk & honey", meaning people expect Americans to do economically better -- more along the lines of what they can rather than what they're limited to, that is. That's why our British ancestors came here in the first place. So, are we going to ruin it for our fellow Americans & make that a thing of the past? What about national pride tied up in such things? Think about it.
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Employees are employees no matter man or woman. That is pure discrimination. Sen. McCain made a sexist remark stating that women need more education and training. Do we really need a sexist President? We are all human beings. We all have hearts. Payment of an employee based on sex is outrageous!