Tonight We Party

I loved seeing our new President dancing with Lilly Ledbetter at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball. The House just passed the Lilly Ledbetter Act, and we are now waiting for the Senate to follow. This courageous woman is working tirelessly to try and prevent other women from facing the same discrimination she faced during her 19 years at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

The Chicago Sun Times reports:

Legislation to combat pay discrimination is advancing in Congress, including one bill that would reverse a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision that restricted workers' ability to sue for pay discrimination and another that would expand the amount of damages victims could receive.

Both bills passed in the House earlier this month, and the so-called Lilly Ledbetter bill moved closer to a vote in the Senate on Thursday. The Senate voted 72-23 to consider that bill, which would reverse a Supreme Court ruling that a worker must file claims of wage discrimination within 180 days of the first decision to pay that worker less, even if the person was unaware of the pay disparity. A final Senate vote could come next week.

Thank you Lilly, for standing up for all of us!