Quote – From the amicus brief filed by Chamber of Commerce and the NFIB Legal Foundation.

Petitioner, however, seeks a rule that would effectively eliminate any meaningful period of limitation in certain kinds of discriminatory pay claims, allowing an employee to wait years or even decades to challenge an allegedly discriminatory decision so long as the economic consequences of that decision have continued into the limitations period. Such a rule would be irreconcilable with Congress’ design for the administration of Title VII, and would subject the employers…to damages for entirely innocent decisions that have nonetheless become difficult or impossible to defend solely because of the passage of time….such a rule would impose an unwarranted and excessive burden on employers…

From the amicus brief filed by Chamber of Commerce and the NFIB legal foundation, in support of respondent (the anti-Ledbetter side). http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/05-1074/05-1074.mer.a...

Sunday, November 26, 2006