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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.

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8:00 pm PDT, May 5, Victoria Valentine, Kansas

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7:15 pm PDT, May 5, Sabrina Hurlock, Tennessee
It is only right that women are paid equally for the equal work!

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7:13 pm PDT, May 5, Pamela Grossmann, Illinois

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3:48 pm PDT, May 5, Christine Maidl, Colorado

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3:35 pm PDT, May 5, Paula Bobbett, Texas
30% of poverty victims are children - mainly being raised by single mothers. Of dual income parents, over 30% have women as the major breadwinner. Equal pay is vital for a healthy society.

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1:46 pm PDT, May 5, Julie Figueroa, Florida

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12:35 pm PDT, May 5, Jennifer Lamfers, Pennsylvania

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12:35 pm PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, Minnesota
Many women are the sole or major 'bread-winners' of their family- this Act is not only about equal rights for women, it is about equal rights for their children too!

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12:13 pm PDT, May 5, Elisabeth Herrmann, California

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11:26 am PDT, May 5, Florence Camace, Maryland
women are human... support their families.. and why are they different from men?

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8:08 pm PDT, May 4, Annette Fretto, California
Many women are single mothers, or just unmarried and are having trouble making ends meet. Why should men be able to have a higher standard of living anyway.

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