How is the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act different from the Paycheck Fairness Act?
The Paycheck Fairness Act updates and strengthens the Equal Pay Act, which was enacted in 1963. While the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which amends Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Rehabilitation Act, restores the law that existed before the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in the Ledbetter case with regard to the timing of legal challenges, the Paycheck Fairness Act would make several important improvements to the Equal Pay Act that would provide women better tools to fight pay discrimination.
