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LILY LEDBETTER WHO WORKED FOR GOOD YEAR TIRE RUBBER IN ALABAMA FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS. CLOSE TO THE TIME SHE RETIRED SHE DISCOVERED SHE WAS BEING...
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TO THE COURT TO CHALLENGE AND THE JURY AWARDED HER $3.8 MILLION FINDING THAT SHE HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO PAY DISCRIMINATION. THE SUPREME COURT, UNFORTUNATELY,...
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HOST: THAT BILL WAS BASSED, THIS PAST THURSDAY, WHAT HAPPENED? GUEST: IN THE SENATE YOU NEED 60 VOTES IN ORDER TO DEFEAT THREATS OF A FILIBUSTER WHICH...
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TO DEBATE. UNFORTUNATELY, A MINORITY OF THE SENATE WAS ABLE AT THIS POINT IN
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TIME TO PREVENT THE SENATE FROM CONSIDERING THE BILL ON THE MERITS, BUT WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT VOTE WILL BE REVERSED IN THE FUTURE AND WE'RE CALLING...
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HOUSE HEARING LAST YEAR WHEN LILY LEDBETTER TESTIFIED ABOUT HER CASE. HERE'S WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY. >> TIME AND AGAIN I GOT SMALLER RAISES THAN THE...
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THE COURT TO REDUCE MY AWARD TO $360,000. THE SUPREME COURT TOOK IT ALL AWAY. THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED EVERY TIME I GOT A SMALLER RAISE...
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TO GO TO THE EMPLOYEE, ASK FOR THE COMPARATIVE PAY INFORMATION. AND THAT ONCE THAT MATERIAL IS RECEIVED, ONCE THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN DIE JESTED...
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SIT DOWN WITH AN AGENCY OF THE E.O.C. AND THEY ATTEMPT TO WORK THINGS OUT. IT USUALLY WORKS. HOST: WHAT ABOUT HIS ARGUMENT THAT IT USUALLY WORKS?...
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TESTIFIED SAID YOU WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT IF YOU DO NOT FILE YOUR
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CLAIM WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE FIRST DATE ON WHICH YOU ARE PAID LESS. MANY EMPLOYEES DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR CO-WORKERS ARE PAID. IN FACT, THERE ARE NUMEROUS...
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THE MAJORITY LEADER, DIDN'T VOTE FOR THAT BECAUSE HE KNEW THEY COULDN'T GET TO 60, AND MY TWO SENATORS, SENATOR DODD AND SENATOR LIEBERMAN VOTED FOR...
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THEY HAVE BEING PAID. THEY CAN'T TAKE THE TIME TO EVALUATE THEIR CLAIMS, TO TALK TO THEIR EMPLOYERS TO TRY TO VOLUNTARILY WORK OUT ANY DISPUTES, BECAUSE...
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AT THIS POINT IN TIME SHE IS
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RETIRED. BUT HER PENSION AND HER SOCIAL SECURITY ARE ALL REDUCED AS A RESULT OF THE DISCRIMINATION. HOST: SO THOSE PAYMENTS WOULD FALL UNDER THIS LEGISLATION?...
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ALL. SHE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF IT AND BE
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AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US BECAUSE IT'S CLEAR THAT OTHERS SHOULD NOT BE SUDGETS TO THE KIND OF RULE THAT SHE WAS SUBJECT TO BASED ON
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THE SO SHE HERSELF WILL NOT BENEFIT. AND PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REOPEN PENSION CLAIMS FROM YEARS BACK. HOST: OUR NEXT CALL, DEMOCRATS LINE....
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THESE LAWS THAT THEY HAVE, LIKE THIS LADY ONLY HAD 180 DAYS, WELL I THINK THE LAW NEEDS TO BE CHANGED ON STATUE OF LIMITATIONS. THE REASON I'M SAYING...
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I NOTE IS YOU RAISE A VERY GOOD POINT IS THAT THE LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT WOULD CHANGE THE RULE FOR THOSE SUBJECTS OF PAY DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS...
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TO DO IS MAKE MORE LAWS, LONGER STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. LET'S TAKE IT INTO WORKING MAN'S HAND AND GIVE YOU THE POWER AND SAY HEY YOU SCREW UP WITH ONE...
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WE NOTE THAT WOMEN STILL ON AVERAGE
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MAKE ONLY 77 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR EARNED BY MEN. AND THE NUMBERS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT IT CANNOT BE...
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ARE GIVEN.
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HOST: IF THIS ADMINISTRATION, HAVE THEY SIGNALED AT ALL THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS LEGISLATION? GUEST: WELL, THE PRESIDENT ISSUED A STATEMENT...
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FOR THE BILL WILL PERSUADE THEM TO CHANGE HIS MIND AND TO SIGN THE BILL INTO LAW ONCE
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IT PASSES THE SENATE. HOST: GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I HAVE A STORY, IT'S A WONDERFUL STORY. MY COUSIN TOLD ME THIS...
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LOCALLY IN GRAND RAPIDS, AND SHE DAWS SALES. SHE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN WORKING IN THE SALES DEPARTMENT AND SHE FOUND OUT THAT GUYS WERE MAKING MORE...
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LAWS CURRENTLY SAY THAT INDIVIDUALS MUST FILE THEIR CLAIMS WITH THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION WHICH IS THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ENFORCES...
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DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT. THE QUESTION BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT WAS IN A SHOCKING REVERSAL, WHAT NINE OUT OF 10 APPELLATE COURTS LOOKED AT, AND WHAT...
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SUBJECT TO UNION NEGOTIATIONS. THAT DOESN'T SUGGEST THEY KNOW WHAT THE CO WORKERS ARE
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GETTING. AND THEY DO PENALIZE EMPLOYEES WHO DISCUSS THEIR WAGES AND WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ASSESSING WHETHER THEY'RE BEING PAID FAIRLY. HOST: REPUBLICAN...
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STANDPOINT. OTHER CALLERS HAVE SAID NO ONE NOES WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MAKE AND THEN ONCE YOU FIND OUT, YOU REALLY KEEP INTO THE 180 STATUTE. EMPLOYERS...
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HAVE EFFECTIVE REMEDIES AND FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION PER PIT WAITED AGAINST THEM. THAT'S WHAT WE THINK CONGRESS SHOULD DO...
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MEN, I WORKED AT A TECHNICAL COMPANY AT THE TIME. WE USED TO PLAY A GAME CALLED PAY CHECK POKER AND YOU WOULD GO WRITE YOUR SERIAL NUMBER ON THE PAY...
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DISCRIMINATION NOT ONLY ON THE
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BASIS OF SEX, BUT RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, AGE AND DISABILITY AS WELL. WHAT THIS DECISION DOES IS TO MAKE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY ONE...
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HIM THAT HE WOULD OPPOSE THE BILL. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT HE CAN BE
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PERSUADED TO CHANGE HIS MIND AND THAT UPON DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE ARGUMENTS AND THE COMPELLING REASONS THAT THE SUPREME COURT DECISION NEEDS TO...
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THERE'S LITTLE TO NO INCENTIVE FOR ANYONE TO STOP IT. I MEAN, THE WAY THE LAW WORKS FEDERALLY, YOU CAN WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING AND SAY GREAT -- HOST:...
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DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION. THE SENATE IS PLANNING, I BELIEVE TO TAKE UP THAT BILL AGAIN,
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WHETHER IT CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE TRANSGENDERED STATUS IS I THINK A LIVE ISSUE. HOST: OUR LAST PHONE CALL. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. IT IS SUPREMELY...
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TO. THIS WHEN THE BILL COMES UP AGAIN, HE WILL VETO IT MOST LIKELY. IF HE'S NOT PRESIDENT HE WILL STAND IN THE FILIBUSTER TO HOLD IT UP THE OTHER...
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THE EE O CRNCH. THE LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT WOULD RESTORE THE RULE THAT EXISTED IN THE COUNTRY BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION, AND ALSO...
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THE NEWSPAPERS. WE'LL BE RIGHT
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BACK. TONIGHT, LIVE ON C-SPAN, THE 94TH ANNUAL WHITE
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HOUSE CORRESPONDENT DINNER.
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.