President Barack Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into Law

On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law: The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Prior to this law's enactment, employees seeking equal pay needed to file a complaint within 180 days of receiving their first unfair paycheck. Under the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, employees who feel they discriminated against at work, now have the right to file a complaint within 180 days of their most recent paycheck.

ANA supports economic equality for all employees. ANA has urged the vigorous pursuit of the realization of pay equity in all sectors of the marketplace so nurses' salaries reflect the value of the work they perform.
Michelle Artz