by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica

Justices Limit Discrimination Suits Over Pay - New York Times
This was the big story last week. “The court held today that employees may not bring suit under the principal federal anti-discrimination law unless they have filed a formal complaint with a federal agency within 180 days after their pay was set. The timeline applies, according to the decision, even if the effects of the initial discriminatory act were not immediately apparent to the worker and even if they continue to the present day.” “Under its longstanding interpretation of the statute, the [EEOC] actively supported the plaintiff, Lilly M. Ledbetter, in the lower courts. But after the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case last June, the Bush administration disavowed the agency’s position and filed a brief on the side of the employer.” All emphasis mine. I agree that the EEOC’s claim that discrimination occurs each time a person receives their biased paycheck is dubious, but the 180-day time limit is ridiculous.

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