Question

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 centered on a case in which Ms. Ledbetter discovered documents that revealed discrimination against her that resulted in unequal pay practices. The company argued that the documents were confidential and scheduled for destruction, and that Ms. Ledbetter should not have had access to the information.

What are the issues in this case in terms of document privacy and retention? How could the situation have been prevented in the first place?

Answer 1

Answer: The Lilly Ledbetter. Fair Pay Act is a law enacted by Congress on Jan. 29, 2009, that bolstered worker protections against pay discrimination. The act allows individuals who face pay discrimination to seek rectification under federal anti-discrimination laws.

Being the Act is against the discrimination, it will prevail over all other laws of the country, if there is any inconsitencies in the other law with the Fair Pay Act, the provisions of this act will prevail. The Company arguments that the documents were confedential and scheduled for destruction will be on nil weightage and without having the documents Ms, Ledbetter cant prove her case before the law, ie the discrimination took place by the employer. This situation could have prevented in the first place with the compliance of law by providing equal pay to all and without opting for discrimination against males and females with such unequal pay practices.