US: Progress on Fair Pay

(NYT)Congress has given a significant boost to civil rights by approving legislation to overturn a notorious 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it much harder for employees to challenge unlawful pay discrimination based on gender, race, age and disability. Following its passage with a final House vote on Tuesday, the measure goes to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it this week.

Read on NYT web site: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/opinion/28wed3.html?ref=opinion