Camille Olson Quoted in HRfocus
“Will Fair Pay Law Bring More Litigation?”

Camille Olson was quoted in the May 2009 issue of the HRfocus article, “Will Fair Pay Law Bring More Litigation?” The article discussed the impact of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on employers and the potential increase in employment lawsuits. According to the article, “the new law states that the time limit for bringing a compensation-related charge with the EEOC starts to run with each paycheck an employee receives, not on the date a discriminatory pay decision is made. The law overturns the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Inc.” Camille noted, “While the law involved a case about pay discrimination, its reach can go far beyond pay issues since the law applies the paycheck accrual rule of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act.” Camille recommended that employers should consider having standard forms on which managers can detail objective reasons for pay-related decisions. Camille concluded, “Its also wise to reconsider your pay practices and how they link compensation to evaluation.”