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President Obama Signs Pay Discrimination Legislation Into Law

President Obama signed into law the first bill of his Presidency this morning.  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act restarts the filing period for a discriminatory act each time a paycheck is issued and potentially expands the class of people able to bring discrimination claims against the employer. The House of Representatives took up and passed the Senate version of the legislation this week and sent it quickly over to the White House.