Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act

In 2009 President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act which allows the victim of unfair wages to file a complaint with the government against their employer within 180 days of their first unfair pay check. The act is named for former Goodyear employ who was found to be paid 15 to 40 percent less than the men. Women currently make about 80 cents on a dollar of the men wages. The President vows to reduce this gap. There has been much needed progress in the work force but four and half decades latter women are still paid less then men for the same job and same qualifications. Was gotten from encylppiedia

The Equal Pay Act of 1963

The Equal Pay Act was passed on June 10, 1963 and became effective in June 11, 1964 and it became illegal to pay women lower rates for the same job strictly on the basis on their sexes. Women were awarded more than 26 million paid to over 71000 women folling two major cases.
Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co. which ruled jobs could be equall but not indentical to fall under this protection of Equal Pay Act.
Corning Glass Works v. Brennan ruled women could not be paid a lower rate because traditionally received under going market rate because men won't work for the lower rate.http://www.infoplease.com/spot/equalpayact1.html

woman

Women these days are able to do a job that only men were able to do like Dr, lawyer, mechanic, air force and also working on the farm like show livestock being a veterinary. From Casey