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LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT

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The outline

In the world today we all have basic needs and forms of goals that we have to meet in our lives that is why everyone is looking for any kind of work that we can do and make it. Sometimes working is not easy but we have to cope with it since there are other people and family member who are depending on the salary and wages we are earning. That is why we all deserve a fair and equal amount of payment. We should not be discriminated against because of our gender, color, ethnicity, religion among other factors. Hence it is important to note that everyone has a right to be treated equally as long as they are doing the same amount of job with the other. In my essay I am going to discuss and espouse about this issue of varied payments at out places of work and how it is affecting us today. I will also give some examples and what has to be done to reduce this problem.

Thesis statement

Organizations and corporations should provide an equal wage and salary to its employees so that they can be able to meet their needs, feel motivated and be more productive it their activities.

Introduction

The thesis will be all about how employees deserve an equitable pay if they are doing the same amount of work and at the same rank in the office. It is not only unfair but also unethical to discriminate how you pay your employees based on their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age and so on. Remember that your employees have needs which they have to meet which means that you have to respect and appreciate them by ensuring that they are given wages that are equal since we all have the same issues in the society and the problems we are experiencing today in our society do not discriminate our age, gender, sex, religion and so on. We all have our goals in life that we have to meet and underpaying some people because of these is not fair at all.

The thesis will be all about policy that have been enacted because of paying employees. The policy will be the Lily Ledbetter fair pay act of 2009. How the history and structure of American government is related to the policy, how the policy has been evolving historical, how the media portrays this policy and its impacts on the electoral process lastly there will be the conclusion and reference page.

The first main point. The historical point.

This begins with a research which has been performed to show that when a woman is working on full time basis they earn 21% less of what the men doing a similar job earn. According to the essay on average woman loses up to $431, 000 of her earning in her work life. This is affecting how women satisfy their families and savings for retirement. Women in professional such as being lawyers, doctors, professors among other duties earn less when compared to the men. The American courts of congress have not tried to look at this issue. There should be wage transparency where the amount paind to men should be equal to that of money if they are doing the same amount of work. (Canales, B. (2018).

This policy of Ledbetter fair pay act was enacted in 2001 the policy explained when there is unlawful unemployment such as when: there is compensation that is unfair, when a person became a subject to discrimination when it comes to compensation, when a person is affected by compensation decisions and other practices that will include wages, benefits among other compensations. There was a law that was passed by the supreme court there a plaintiff was allowed to bring a suit within 180 to 300 days after receiving a paycheck being evidence. This act indeed fought for the rights of women although there we a number of criticisms that were faced at the time. They claimed that the employer had the rights to pay different workers differently since they oversee their employees and know the amount and quality of work that they have delivered in a certain period of time. Although Ledbetter fair pay act was among the acts that led to the rights and non-discrimination of women especially when it comes to their pay.

How the policy is involved in the process of checks and balances

This article is about how the Ledbetter fair pay act evolved. There is a discussion of Ledbetter fair pay act and rubber co. the Ledbetter fair pay act was among the first legislations of president barrack Obama which he assented as a law in January of 20019. According to the civil rights act of 1964, this law enabled employees not to be discriminated when it comes to their wages. This article examines the law and those who have filed complaints to being discriminated since the law was enacted back in 2009. This also shows how different courts have interpreted the Ledbetter fair pay act. The conclusions of the essay show how the law has been used previously to ensure that they are not discriminated in terms of the wages they earn. (Sullivan, C. A. (2010).

This act ensured that it was illegal to discriminate employees in terms of the wages they earn according to every paycheck they receive from their employers. In the past(2007) employees were not allowed by the supreme courts to sue their employers due to unequal pay, this was not fair and it was feared that if employees were allowed to sue their employers then it would become a big issue due to high number of cases that would arise. When the policy was brought in front of the Supreme Court, they argued that the employee was allowed to sue the employer as long as 180 days were not over. Through the Ledbetter fair pay act employers have been allowed to pay their employees different salaries due to factors such as experience, age, level or education but not their sex or gender hence reducing discrimination when paying wages to the employees. Hence this was the right move to make women were not made victims. Remember that people who perform the same piece of work deserve the same pay because it is assumed that they all have their needs to meet and there is no reason to discriminate them

How the policy relates to the public policy and elections and how it is portrayed in the media.

Under the title vii of the civil acts of 1964, the employees have been allowed to file charges against wage discrimination from their employers. This order is examined by Sullivan who indicates how president Obama signed it to be a law where the employer had the ability to sure his or her employer whenever there was a discrimination on gender basis. When president Obama signed the Ledbetter fair pay act into a law then he overturned all that was there previously. Remember that previously there was the law of Supreme Court that did not allow an employee to sue their bosses. At this point, the employee was given the mandate to sue their employer with paychecks that are less than 180 days and these paychecks were to be used as evidence. Then it was also made illegal for one to be discriminated because of their gender in terms of wages. (Sedhom, R. V. (2009)

There were was that an employer would use to discriminate their employee’s wage, these ways included difference in level of education, difference of experience among others but difference in gender became illegal at this time. The main illustration for the checks and balances was that the ruling that had been made by the Supreme Court previously was overruled by the Ledbetter fair pay act of president Obama so employees were allowed to be able to sue their employer if they identified any form of discrimination. This rule had very many people opposing it although it was the best rule to ensure that men and women were treated actually the same when it comes to the salary of the work done. Hence this was the right move to make women were not made victims. Remember that people who perform the same piece of work deserve the same pay because it is assumed that they all have their needs to meet and there is no reason to discriminate them at all.

When it comes to the media, man authors have used the Ledbetter fair pay act. Example is Seldom who wrote the employee relation journal where he indicated that most employees had a problem also adjusting with the law but he asks the employees to ensure that they are all equally treated and not discriminated due to their gender.

How the policy impacts on the voting process

It is unfortunate that sex discrimination is still happening at our places of work. According to the financial year of 2011 there had been 32,789 case that had been filed against the sex discrimination. Through this law, women have felt more empowered and more likely to join politics since they have seen that they are likely to perform better than money if the ground is fair. The women also during the campaigning time indicate that they will ensure women’s rights are delivered after they are elected. This indicates that the law has helped the women gain their rights generally and fights for their share with the men. Even the men who are campaigning recognize the rights of women that is why they promise the deliver them once in the office.

Remember that this fighting for women has also changed the politics of United States where by during the campaigns of 2012, president Obama used the Ledbetter fair pay act and how he implemented it so that he could win votes and get endorsed by people. He explained about how he had fought for the rights of women and how he could continually do this if elected for the second term in office. Hence people felt that he has been fair while trying to stop discrimination hence he deserved a second chance in that powerful seat once again. (Hammond, E. (2013).

Also remember that Lily Ledbetter himself during the democratic national conversion gave a speech of how he had pursued the rights of women and he was against gender discrimination indicating that he was going to do more in case he was reelected for the seat. He also highlighted his major achievements that were made during the first term including that of Ledbetter fair pay act. Hence the act has impacted on our politics where most sought to win elections by the use of the act.

Conclusion

The essay was mainly about Ledbetter fair pay act, I have indicated how it was developed historically and how it is today. Remember that previously there was discrimination at our places of work, where men were given a higher wage when compared to the women, but after the coming up of this act in 2009 the employees have been allowed to sue their employers if it is with 180 days after they were paid, they can use their paychecks to do this. Remember that it is not only unethical but also unfair to discriminate employees due to their gender, they deserve an equal pay for the same amount of job done.

The law has allowed the employees to sue their employers so that they can be compelled to pay them equally. The Ledbetter fair pay act has been among the best laws and those that has helped women a lot after being signed by president Obama because employers are not able to discriminate people due to their gender but according to their level of education, experience and so on. The law at the first time was not liked since there was a law that existed since 2007 where employees were not able to sue their employers but for now things are different. This laws has affected politics and elections where especially in the 2012 elections, it was used to complain especially for the democrats.

References

Canales, B. (2018). Closing The Federal Gender Pay Gap Through Wage Transparency. Houston Law Review, 55(4), 969-997.

Sullivan, C. A. (2010). Raising the Dead?: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Tulane Law Review, 84(3), 499–563.

Sedhom, R. V. (2009). Reacting to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: What Every Employer Needs to Do Now. Employee Relations Law Journal, 35(3), 3-8.

Hammond, E. (2013). Lilly Ledbetter Teaches Us a Lesson: 2012 DNC Speech Gives Way to Public Moral Argument. Florida Communication Journal, 41(2).