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| Wednesday, 30 May 2007 | |
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited workers’ ability to sue employers for pay discrimination that results from decisions made years earlier. The court, in a 5-4 ruling, said employers would otherwise find it difficult to defend against claims “arising from employment decisions that are long past.” The case concerned how to apply a 180-day deadline for complaining about discriminatory pay decisions under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Courtesy/The State) What exactly does this mean for businesses and for employees? Pay discrimination is a tough one for employees. How do you know if you’re underpaid? Most companies don’t post salaries on the break room bulletin board. So unless you work for the government and salaries are a matter of public record, you don’t have an easy way to know if your salary is significantly less than your co-workers. It may take more than 180 days for this kind of discrimination to come to light. What kind of impact will this ruling have on employers? With this kind of complaint deadline, what responsibility do companies have to ensure all workers are paid a fair wage? |
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