Purdue LS185 Unit 3 Discussion Latest 2019 April

LS185 Introduction to American Jurisprudence

Unit 3 Discussion

Topic: Equal Pay in the Modern Day

Women today are paid, on average, a percentage of every dollar paid to men. This percentage has risen over the years, but pay between genders is still not equal. To help address this unfair and unacceptable wage gap, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed on January 29, 2009, restoring the protection against pay discrimination that was stripped away by the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Read the information at the link and then post your thoughts on how the Act demonstrates governmental checks and balances in action. Be thorough in your discussion. What other ways might the government use to protect against gender discrimination in the workplace? How might the three branches of government work together to avoid gender discrimination in the workplace?

The following link has some good information.

https://nwlc.org/resources/lilly-ledbetter-fair-pay-act/