House Votes To Expand Limitations Period In Pay Discrimination Cases

The Washington Post reports that yesterday, by a vote of 225-199, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. 2831, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. The bill responds to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in May in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. At issue is the statute of limitations in suits under federal law for pay discrimination based on religion, race, sex or national origin. Under H. 2831, the statute of limitations will begin to run anew each time the employee receives a paycheck affected by unlawful discrimination.