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...judgment on the part of the compensation committees is to try to get some of the money back. NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says he may try to use legal action to recover some of the money paid to Merrill Lynch employees. Senator Chris Dodd wants to go into court immediately...
According to the professor, broadcasting the case over the web would increase accessibility and make the court realize the internet’s power...
...This started out personal for her, but now she is standing up for other women including my sister Vickie and my 2-year-old daughter Grace." - Ledbetter's son, Phillip, after his mother lost her court battle but was fighting for legislation to change the squal pay law, Agence France Presse, June...
...promotions, transfers, hirings, and firings are generally public events, known to co-workers. When an employer makes a decision of such open and definitive character, an employee can immediately seek out an explanation and evaluate it for pretext. Compensation disparities, in contrast, are often hidden from sight." - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, dissenting with the majority opinion that found Ledbetter's case was invalid...
...long since lost her ability to gain any financial return from her Supreme Court loss, but she is out on the road, fighting hard to make sure that our daughters and granddaughters get paid equally for the work that they do. She's a special lady, a working class lady, and a fighter." - Michelle Obama, Larry King Live, CNN, October...