Marco Rubio: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Law Is Nothing But A Giveaway To Trial Lawyers
On the Sunday talk show circuit, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as nothing more a giveaway to trial lawyers.
“Just because they call a piece of legislation an equal pay bill doesn’t make it so,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” “In fact, much of this legislation is, in many respects, nothing but an effort to help trial lawyers collect their fees and file lawsuits, which may not contribute at all whatsoever to increasing pay equity in the workplace.”
The 2009 law makes it easier for women to sue their employers if they’re being paid less than men for doing equal work. Rubio said he supports the principle but opposes the Ledbetter legislation as a way of achieving it.
“If you’re the most qualified person for the job, you should be able to get paid — you should get paid as much as your male counterpart,” he said. “Everyone agrees with that principle.”
The law has become flashpoint for the women’s vote in the presidential race. President Obama often points out that the Ledbetter act was the first bill he signed into law. Mitt Romney’s campaign has recently struggled to clarify his position on the law, saying he does not have a position on whether he have signed it but that he won’t try to get rid of it if elected.
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