Lilly Ledbetter, the plaintiff in the lawsuit in which the US Supreme Court said sex discrimination is A-OK if Goodyear didn't get caught within 3 months of doing it:


Rep. George Miller of California has introduced the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to rectify this silly ruling.

Sen. Ted Kennedy is introducing a companion bill in the Senate.

Finally, People for the American Way has launched a website and a petition drive to help move this process along. Visit the website and sign the petition.

If you haven't already, you may want to read my opinion piece on this issue that was published in the Arizona Daily Star last month.

Labels: civil rights, pay equity, SCOTUS, sexism, social justice, women's rights