January 29th, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, only
two days after Congress passed the law (see Ogletree Deakins’ January
27, 2009 E-Alert). The Fair Pay Act is the first law passed by the new
Congress and the first law signed by President Obama. Civil rights groups
and their union supporters hailed the symbolism of the Act’s
“first law passed and signed” status.
