Obama signs first legislation

Your wrong gram. Obama didn't sign the bill under the table. Here's a quote from the article. " Obama appeared before a jammed East Room audience, and his entrance and many lines of his brief remarks were met with happy applause and yells". You need to get another Cristal ball to predict the future. America did "wake up" when they the elected Obama. Freedom, truth, and honor were the last things on Bush's and Chaney's minds. Wake up to the possibility that Obama is a man of incorruptible integrity who may be quiet lonely in the Capitol.

I dont have faith in America any more the first week in office he signs a bill under the table so the public don't find out. Wake up AMERICA and get over he's an aferican. Please . Dont' sit on the couch and complain, lets take our country back over. OBAMA you are going to be worse then Bush. I hope you don"t have to deal with homeland attacks. Hurracains, fema, wall street. You would'nt just drink you would go to pot and cocaine. o I forgot it would still be Bush's proplem he did it. YOU JUST WILL PASS THE ____. We have a chance for a new America get stars out of you'r eyes

This is a good bill to be Abama's first one to sign.

It's great he signed this but at the same time it's pretty sad that there wasn't already a bill that said this.

This is why mothers that would like to stay at home and take care of their kids can't do so. Because by equalizing the pay, you aren't raising a woman's pay, you're only taking away from what the Father makes.

Now I know you have to take into consideration those who are single and don't have families but in effect, this is what happens.

Why do you think back in the 50's women could stay home and take care of the kids? Why do you think that generation by generation kids are becoming worse and worse?

Now I only believe in what I just said half-heartedly but it's just something to think about, so don't be too harsh.

And no I'm no sexist. And yes I do fully believe that pay should depend on performance. MOST women in a warehouse can not carry a 50+lbs box. It's just the reality of things [I've worked in a hardware store with women, I am fully aware]. I'm neither strongly against this nor strongly supporting.

... gosh I just know people are going to flame me for this...

Obama is the anticrist.

Congrats women.... you win this round.

why is this even needed?

Equality. What a novel concept. Now if we can address the imbalances of the application of the law, we are getting somewhere...

All the people that you see in that picture are reptilians,check their eyes when they talk on TV.

Actually, thanks you kaps....women aren't supposed to be getting paid less. Very fascinating though that we could give a crap less if this is a women's issue, but now that its a family issue all of a sudden it's important.
And petarro that's an excellent idea...but it would never happen because we have way to many under-performer/achievers that believe they are the greatest and spend their time telling people it is so instead of proving it...while those true hard workers just keep plugging away getting the job done. We have become a country where reality is perception and perception is for sale. Reality has not been the truth for a very long time. And I doubt if this bill will actually change a thing.....in reality.

The conservatives are silent in this thread because they don't want to publicly admit that they are against this.

Enough bile though, this is a seriously good day for America.

Some people don't know how to notice sarcasm and jokes on here. Sad world we live in.

Awesome!

For those who may not have actually clicked the link:

Just as the article explains, equal pay for equal work isn't new. It's been in practice for quite some time. What this bill does though is get rid of a loop hole employers were using to pay women less. The employee had 180 days to file suit from the first instance of discrimination. If you're not suppose to discuss pay with fellow workers (which is stated in most work contracts) then how would you ever know you're being discriminated against? The bill has changed it to 180 days after the employee finds out they're being discriminated against which is what congress meant the first time around...woops.

Women are payed less because of long-standing social ideals. This is one federal legislation I agree with: it relates to civil rights. Everything else though should be up to the states.

Good, never knew exactly why did women always got paid lesser?

This is Obama being Obama. The US is lucky to have him.

this is the first thing i've liked about obama. of course it would have been better if sexual orientation and gender identity could have been added to the bill

Is there a negative to this?

I think people should be payed on Performance, not a law or on perception.

I may not be a woman but I am so happy to hear this. Why should women be paid less than men?

high five obama!!!!

Wow, that great!! I love that this issue is finally getting some attention where it really counts!

Thanks!