| Women’S Pay |
April 12, 2013 |
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Eleanor Norton, D-DC
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"But we are talking about a bill that was passed more than, well, now, 50 years ago, and you can imagine that it does not fully meet today’s economy. The modest changes involved, to allow class actions, for example, are to ensure that a woman could discuss her wages without being fired."
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| Paycheck Fairness Act—Motion To Proceed—Resumed |
June 5, 2012 |
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Dean Heller, R-NV
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"The Wall Street Journal today referred to this legislation as “a trial lawyer doozy just in time for the 2012 election ads.” It goes on to say the bill ought to be called the “Trial Lawyer Paycheck Act,” since it is a recipe for a class action boom. The law automatically lists women as plaintiffs in class actions when lawyers sue employers, thereby requiring female employees to opt out of litigation with which they do not agree."
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| Coal Residuals Reuse And Management Act |
October 14, 2011 |
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David McKinley, R-WV
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"And then there are other provisions in there that allow other people to file class actions or individual actions against this if they feel it’s being violated. So we’ve got three protections already built into this bill to take care of the issue, which I agree you can be concerned about. But it’s one thing we made sure was in this bill when it was drafted."
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| Executive Session |
June 14, 2011 |
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Robert Menendez, D-NJ
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"Judge Cecchi later went to the firm of Carpenter, Bennet & Morrisey, the second oldest law firm in New Jersey, where she worked for almost a decade developing a range of experience in environmental and toxic tort cases, class actions, patent cases, and employment law."
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