Wage war: Headaches on the way for employers

 
The Oklahoman Editorial
Published: January 26, 2009

Two pieces of legislation speeding toward President Barack Obama ’s desk — one probably well-intentioned, the other wrong-headed — show the eagerness of Democrats to give an early gift to one of their key constituencies, America’s trial lawyers.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act attempts to counter a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said a longtime employee could not sue for wage discri...


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