Female lawyer can’t sue for equal pay 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 21, 2010
Tags: Equal Pay Act
A female lawyer could not sue her law firm for paying her less than male colleagues, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
On Ledbetter anniversary, lawmakers urge more action
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: Equal Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Obama, retaliation
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers marking the one-year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act being signed by President Barack Obama said more work needs to be done – and urged passage of another law that would further boost worker protections.
Nurses can’t show Equal Pay Act violation
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 15, 2009
Tags: Equal Pay Act
A predominantly female group of nurses could not recover damages under the Equal Pay Act, despite a higher pay scale for another class of hospital workers that was predominantly male, the Federal Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
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