Obama signs law making it easier for women to sue because of wage discrimination

jabb0 · 2009-01-29T19:54:20+00:00

Well can males sue because a woman can take 3 months off every year to have a kid? Besides I SHOULD get more money since I have to do their job 25% of the time. (When they are on maternity leave)

Thus earning 25% more, I know its crazy talk right?

That and everyone seems to forget one simple fact. You AGREED to your wage. if your not happy then you should learn about salary negotiations, not sue someone because you agree to a wage and then get upset because you are getting paid the least. Maybe if you were doing your job instead of looking at peoples wages you would get more money.

Kuonji · 2009-01-29T19:36:35+00:00

"Ms Ledbetter launched a legal fight after discovering she was the lowest-paid supervisor at her Goodyear plant despite having more experience than male colleagues. A jury found she was the victim of discrimination."

Oh boy. Here we go.

I don't know the details of this case. There might very well have been discrimination at work here, but let's take a look at some of the reasons women are paid less, on average, than men.

Women often prefer flexible working arrangements to higher pay because of a desire to raise a family.
Women choose not to work the most dangerous jobs, leaving those jobs to the men. These jobs tend to pay well because of the danger involved.
Women don't negotiate salary/position as often as men.
The list goes on and on.

What is this law going to do? Here is what I think is going to happen. There will be in increase in pay discrimination lawsuits from women, and there will be a much higher number of women who win these cases even with no gender discrimination at work.

If a woman is paid less than a man but is working the same position it is not automatically because of discrimination.

This is not going to level the playing field. This is going to punish employers and punish men. Men are going to be given lower salaries than women in some cases simply because the companies won't want to have to deal with the litigation that could come from any other choice of action.

Men will still have to negotiate and spend more time working (less flexibility) just to match what women will be getting for not having to negotiate, taking extended time off work for family, and perhaps even in some cases not having as much as experience.

This is going to be terrible.

2009-01-31T23:28:21+00:00

The way I read it, this was more of a Statutes of Limitations case rather than a woman's rights issue.

Clothos · 2009-01-29T19:32:05+00:00

Some Republicans and business leaders have expressed concern the measure could trigger an explosion of lawsuits based on old claims.

Gee, you mean they're worried they'll actually get called on discriminatory practices? If you look closely, you'll see this bill isn't just for women...

Title	Obama signs law making it easier for women to sue because of wage discrimination
Author	Kuonji
Upvotes	7
Comments	5
Date	January 29, 2009 7:25 PM UTC (17 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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