Camille Olson Quoted in The Wall Street Journal (Published on CNN.com and Dow Jones Newswire)
"Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Pay Equity Bill Into Law"

Camille Olson was quoted in the article, "Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Pay Equity Bill Into Law,” which appeared in the January 29, 2009 online issue of The Wall Street Journal. The article was also published on CNN.com and Dow Jones Newswire. The article reported on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama. According to the article, the legislation, known as the Lilly Ledbetter bill in honor of an Alabama woman who sued her former employer, was a priority for the Democrat-controlled Congress, and became the first law to be signed by Obama.

The legislation effectively reverses a U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2007 that limited Ledbetter's ability to sue for pay discrimination. Ledbetter worked for her employer for almost 20 years before discovering her employer was paying higher salaries to her male colleagues. Camille commented, "With the passage of the Ledbetter Act, employers now face greater exposure from lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, alleging disparate pay practices.