Legal Commentary

Ledbetter Lies Redux

I?ve recently posted, twice (here and here), discussions of the sad spectacle of President Obama and the Congressional Democrats mischaracterizing a Supreme Court opinion in order to pass a disturbing new ?equal pay? law whose only saving grace is its wholly unintended consequence of doing away with time limit restrictions on employees (and former employees and retired employees) claiming that they have been victims of what is popularly known as ?reverse discrimination.?

Now comes Hans Bader, with a chilling chapter-and-verse recitation of how the Obama administration has ?repeatedly distorted the facts? surrounding Ledbetter?s case while using it to break campaign promises.

Read the whole thing.

Full post as published by Discriminations on April 10, 2009 (boomark / email).