Earlier today, I visited with John Dankosky on his wonderful WNPR show, "Where We Live". You can listen to the replay on its website here.
In the discussion, we touched on a variety of topics including the proposed Paycheck Fairness Act, which did not get through a procedural vote last week.
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The long-discussed Paycheck Fairness Act failed to clear a key Senate hurdle today, effectively killing the prospects for the bill in this Congressional session and likely for the foreseeable future. The Washington DC Employment Law Update has further details here.
Long-time Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn, 3rd) has been a leading sponsor of the
While Huey Lewis may croon about "The Power of Love", I choose to praise "The Power of the Internet" today.
Case in point: On Friday, the Hartford Courant came out with a provocatively titled article: "Gender Wage Gap in Connecticut is Higher Than National Average." The article raised a lot more questions than
Back in July, the proposed Paycheck Fairness Act, whose lead sponsor is Connecticut’s own Rep. Rosa DeLauro, was still just being tossed around. At the time, I noted that there was criticism of the statistics being used to justify the law.
Now, numerous outlets are suggesting that the bill is close to passage (
— There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics
—– Mark Twain
Given that Mark Twain is one of Hartford’s most famous residents (now "celebrating" 100 years since his death), it seems appropriate to invoke another one of his famous sayings. .jpg)
Time and again, statistics keep getting raised to the
It’s a big holiday today. So, let me be the first to say: Happy Evacuation Day — at least to my fellow blogger at Compliance Building. To everyone else, a Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Its been some time since my last look around the employment law universe, so here’s some quick hits of
As those who have been following my tweets know, I have been at the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates and midyear meetings. There’s lots of substance to these meetings and you can certainly follow along with the ABA Journal.
Among the topics discussed today, was the Paycheck Fairness Act now pending in Congress. If
There’s a relatively new children’s book out now entitled, "The Wolf Who Cried Boy". It’s a humorous take on the old fable and I read it outloud one evening this week at home.
I can’t help but be reminded of both the classic and new story, reading all of the hyperbole and hype of the last 24 hours
Earlier today, President Obama welcomed Lilly Ledbetter to the White House and signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. You can find the text of the act here and even leave your comments on it. You can read the President’s remarks here. And you can find the White House blog entry on the subject
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the U.S. House of Representative overwhelmingly passed two employment law bills addressing compensation issues.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, HR 11, pretty much split among party lines 247-171. The Paycheck Fairness Act, HR 12, passed 256-163.
The bills now move on to the Senate