The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in the News
National News Stories
New York Times
- Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation, Jan. 29, 2009
- Gail Collins Opinion; Lilly’s Big Day, Jan. 28, 2009
- Congress Relaxes Rules on Suits Over Pay Inequity, Jan. 27, 2009
- Editorial; Progress on Fair Pay, Jan. 27, 2009
- House Passes 2 Measures on Job Bias, Jan. 9, 2009
- Editorial; Reversing Discrimination, Jan. 6, 2009
- Justices’ Ruling in Discrimination Case May Draw Quick Action by Obama, Jan. 4, 2009
- Editorial; The Court and Workers, June 21, 2008
- Editorial; In Defense of Workers, May 29, 2008
- At Supreme Court, 5-to-4 Rulings Fade, but Why?, May 23, 2008
- Letter to the Editor; Suing Over Pay Discrimination, April 29, 2008
- Gail Collins Opinion; McCain's Compassion Tour, April 26, 2008
- Republication Senators Block Pay Discrimination Measure, April 24, 2008
- Editorial; Pass the Fair Pay Act, April 23, 2008
- G.O.P Set to Block Bill Easing Limits on Pay Discrimination Suits, April 23, 2008
Washington Post
- Senate Could Give New President Early Legislative Victories, Dec. 1, 2008
- Ruth Marcus Opinion; Pocketbook Issue, Aug. 20, 2008
- Letter to the Editor; Fighting Pay Bias, April 26, 2008
- Senate Republications Block Pay Disparity Measure, April 23, 2008
- Editorial; Fair Pay, Fair Play, April 23, 2008
- White House Threatens to Veto Discrimination Bill, April 22, 2008
The Wall Street Journal
- Blog; "You Make How Much?" Salaries Become Less of a Secret, May 14, 2008
- Senate Maintains Limit on Fair-Pay Lawsuits, April 24, 2008
Los Angeles Times
- The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Is Back, The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 10, 2009
- Editorial; John McCain and Barack Obama: Two Visions of the Supreme Court, May 19, 2008
- Democrats fall short on pay discrimination bill, April 24, 2008
- Blog; Who's afraid of Lilly Ledbetter?, April 24, 2008
- Editorial; Congress fights for fair pay, April 23, 2008
Boston Globe
- Obama highlights support for veterans, working women, Aug. 19, 2008
- Ellen Goodman; The backward plight of the working woman, May 2, 2008
- Kennedy battles limits on pay discrimination lawsuits, April 23, 2008
The Nation
- Hard Knocks in the Workplace, Oct. 16, 2008
- Blog; What Ledbetter Wouldn't Do, April 24, 2008
- Katha Pollitt Opinion; Backlash Spectacular, May 8, 2008
Other National News
- Lilly Ledbetter and The Fight For Gender Equality, National Public Radio, Feb. 11, 2009
- ‘An Ordinary Human Being Can Make A Difference,’ Newsweek, Jan. 30, 2009
- In Debate, McCain Had Joe the Plumber, Obama Had Lilly Ledbetter, U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 16, 2008
- Equal Before Mammon, The New Yorker, Sept. 15, 2008
- Obama strategy: Equal pay, not abortion, The Politico, July 14, 2008
- Paycheck Transparency at Work, TIME Magazine, May 5, 2008
- Clarence Page Opinion; Top court's unfair play against fair play, Chicago Tribune, April 27, 2008
- Moving Away from Fair Pay? The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 25, 2008
- Q&A with Lilly: Equal Work, Unequal Pay, U.S. News and World Report, April 23, 2008
- Opinion; Fair pay needs its day, Newsday, April 22, 2008
- Senate to Take Up Bill on Pay Discrimination, CQ Today, April 21, 2008
State News
Alabama
- Letter to the Editor; Speak Out ... Proud of Ledbetter, Anniston Star, Feb. 9, 2009
- Alabama woman to testify on pay discrimination, The News and Courier, Sept. 23, 2008
- Editorial; The need for a New Deal: The damage done by Bush, The Anniston Star, May 5, 2008
- Editorial; Equal work, unequal pay: The tragedy of Ledbetter ruling, The Anniston Star, April 26, 2008
- Alabama woman focus of Senate debate over equal pay for women, The Birmingham News, April 24, 2008
Alaska
- Two women fought for your employee rights, Anchorage Daily News, Feb. 8, 2009
- Editorial; Fair pay, fair play, Anchorage Daily News, May 12, 2008
California
- Next President will shape Supreme Court, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 20, 2008
- Dana Wilkie Opinion; Coming up way short, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 5, 2008
- Senate Republicans block fair pay for workers, Desert Dispatch, May 4, 2008
Colorado
- Closing the Gap for Equal Pay, Denver Post, Oct. 13, 2008
- GOP senators set to kill pay-discrimination bill, Denver Post, April, 23, 2008
- Editorial; Honor thy mother, Daily Camera, May 11, 2008
Connecticut
- DeLauro, Clinton seek act ending disparity, Connecticut Post, July 18, 2008
- Clinton, DeLauro promote pay equity laws, Danbury News Times, July 18, 2008
- Congressional Women Rally for Equal-Pay Laws, Hartford Courant, July 17, 2008
- Equal pay is only fair, Norwich Bulletin, May 30, 2008
Delaware
- Editorial; Supreme Court stepped forward for employees in two distinct areas, The News Journal, May 30, 2008
- Letter to the Editor; Ledbetter bill secures fair pay for both genders, The News Journal, April 28, 2008
Florida
- Opinion; Pay equity belongs in stimulus package, Miami Herald, Nov. 28, 2008
- Letter to the Editor; Court Still Behind the Times, Tampa Tribune, June 4, 2008
- Editorial; Court gives workers welcome protection, St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 2008
- Editorial; Martinez Owes Better Account For Voting Against Equal-Pay Law, Tampa Tribune, May 10, 2008
- Susan Estrich Opinion; Remember Lilly Ledbetter in November, Miami Herald, May 3, 2008
Iowa
- Editorial; Allow more time to sue to enforce equal pay laws, Des Moines Register, April 23, 2008
Kansas
- Editorial blog; Kansans wrong on wage bill, The Wichita Eagle, April 29, 2008
Kentucky
- Editorial; Supreme Switch, Louisville Courier-Journal, May 29, 2008
- Editorial; Mitch vs. Lilly, Louisville Courier-Journal, April 26, 2008
Maine
- Editorial; Lilly Ledbetter’s Story, Bangor Daily News, Feb. 8, 2009
- Snowe, Collins can help end wage gap, Kennebec Journal, Jan. 16, 2009
- Allen calls on Senate to pass wage bill, Portland Press Herald, April 23, 2008
Maryland
- Opinion by Sen. Benjamin Cardin; Equal Pay for Equal Work, Southern Maryland Online, April 28, 2008
Massachussetts
- Working toward fairness, The Herald News, May 30, 2008
- Editorial; Working toward fairness, The Patriot Ledger, May 29, 2008
Michigan
- Fix the Equal Pay Law, Detroit Free Press, Sept. 19, 2008
- Letter to the Editor; McCain doesn't support equality in workplace, Port Huron Times Herald, May 18, 2008
- Teen grills McCain in town hall, Port Huron Times Herald, May 9, 2008
Mississippi
- Wake up, lady Republicans, The Daily Mississippian, April 29, 2008
Missouri
- Susan Estrich Opinion; Discrimination ruling wrong, News-Leader, April 30, 2008
Nevada
- Erin Neff Opinion; Obama emphasizes gender issues, Las Vegas Review Journal, Aug. 19, 2008
- Senate restricts pay bias lawsuits, Las Vegas Review Journal, April 27, 2008
New York
- Rep. Louise Slaughter Opinion; Women’s rights: Close wage gap that hurts women and undercuts principle of equality, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, July 20, 2008
- Pay equity merits campaign airing, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 30, 2008
North Dakota
- Letter to the Editor; N.D. Women deserve equal pay, The Bismarck Tribune, Aug. 18, 2008
- Editorial; Women deserve equal pay, The Bismarck Tribune, Aug. 12, 2008
Ohio
- Lilly Ledbetter still fighting for women’s pay, The Plain Dealer, Sept. 24, 2008
- Editorial; Taking the Worker's Side, Toledo Blade, June 3, 2008
- Editorial; Supreme Court wisely shields workers from reprisals, The Plain Dealer, May 30, 2008
- Editorial; Partisanship trumps equity in Senate's treatment of pay bill, The Plain Dealer, April 28, 2008
- Editorial; Allow more time to sue to enforce equal-pay laws, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, April 26, 2008
- Marilou Johanek Opinion; Equal-pay showdown was more about politics than progress, Toledo Blade, May 2, 2008
- Editorial; Business as usual, Toledo Blade, April 29, 2008
Oregon
- Marie Cocco Opinion; Senate won't let women sue for equal pay, Statesman Journal, April 29, 2008
Pennsylvania
- Five Minutes with Lilly Ledbetter, Pittsburgh Business Times, Oct. 10, 2008
- Letter to the Editor; Mother's Day is a good time to support pay check fairness, Allentown Morning Call, May 11, 2008
- Series of failures on gender fairness should be issue in presidential campaign, Allentown Morning Call, May 6, 2008
Texas
- Congress can fix unfair pay differences, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 2, 2008
- Editorial; Workers protected from retaliation, Austin American-Statesman, May 29, 2008
- Editorial; Shortchanged, Houston Chronicle, May 12, 2008
- Dahlia Lithwick Opinion; Lilly Ledbetter and the wage gap, Dallas Morning News, May 4, 2008
Vermont
- Overcoming high court's cramped ruling on fair pay, The Times Argus, April 27, 2008
- Commentary by Sen. Patrick Leahy; Reversing ruling for discrimination, Rutland Herald, April 24, 2008
Virginia
- Fix an injustice, The Roanoke Times, June 2, 2008
- Editorial; Protecting discrimination, The Roanoke Times, April 27, 2008
Washington
- Editorial; Gender Wars: Make pay equal, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 22, 2008
- D. Parvaz Opinion; Issue should've been settled in grandma's day, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 25, 2008
Wire Stories
Associated Press
- House OKs Legislation to Fight Wage Discrimination, The Associated Press, Jan. 9, 2009
- Ala. Grandmother at Center of Fight for Equal Pay, The Associated Press, Jan. 9, 2009
- Analysis: Court's course in next president's hands, June 12, 2008
- McCain opposes equal pay bill in Senate, April 23, 2008
- Senate Republicans kill pay disparity bill, April 23, 2008
Other Wire Sources
- Obama seeks women’s support as McCain presses on surge, McClatchy, Aug. 18, 2008
- US Senate Republicans block law on pay discrimination, Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2008
- Republicans block pay discrimination bill, Reuters, April 23, 2008
- Republicans set to block unfair pay bill, United Press International, April 23, 2008
Web Stories
The Huffington Post
- The Paycheck Fairness Act: A Victory in Closing the Wage Gap, Aug. 21, 2008
- Business Rulings and the Supreme Court, Oct. 17, 2008
- Knocking Women Down - Again, April 29, 2008
- Lilly Ledbetter Opinion; Peaceful Revolution: Equal Pay for Equal Work-Time for the Senate to Vote, April 22, 2008
Other Web Sources
- As One Pay Equity Bill Becomes Law, Another Languishes, Talking Points Memo, Jan. 29, 2009
- Getting to 50/50: How working couples can get it all by sharing it all
- Candidates Favor Equal Pay, But How Do They Vote?, RH Reality Check, Oct. 3, 2008
- Ledbetter ‘Strongly Offended’ By McCain’s Statement That Women Need ‘More Education,’ Not Equal Pay, Think Progress, Sept. 24, 2008
- Democratic Women in Congress Rally for Fair Pay, Ms. Magazine, July 17, 2008
- Backers of Pay Discrimination Bill Push for Another Senate Vote, Workforce Management, July 17, 2008
- Obama Makes Pitch to N.M. Women, MSNBC, June 23, 2008
- Equal Pay Reaches 45th Anniversary, Ms. Magazine, June 12, 2008
- Gender Wage Gap for Recent College Grads, Feminist Majority Foundation, May 19, 2008
- Please. Please. May I be the nominee? Capital Hill Blue, May 7, 2008
- How long will women shoulder the blame for the pay gap? Slate, April 26, 2008
- Employment Law Bill Stalls in Senate, Workforce Management, April 24, 2008
- What you don't know about how much your colleagues earn can hurt you. Ask Lilly Ledbetter, TIME Magazine Blog - Work in Progress, April 23, 2008
- Vote yes on Lilly Ledbetter, Salon Broadsheet, April 23, 2008
- TAP Talks with Lilly Ledbetter, The American Prospect Blog, April 23, 2008
- Republicans Defeat Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, DailyKos, April 23, 2008
Blog Posts by the National Women’s Law Center
- Are Our Courts Leaving Employment Discrimination Victims Out in the Cold? Sept. 29, 2008
- Pull the Goodyear Tires Off! Sept. 25, 2008
- Wage Gap Narrowing Among Top CEOs? Not Exactly, Aug. 20, 2008
- Work-Family Balance Starts at Home, Aug. 5, 2008
- Paycheck Fairness Act Passed!, Aug. 1, 2008
More blog posts on pay equity by NWLC