There are actually two versions of comparable worth legislation pending in Congress; the Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. Obama is a co-sponsor of both of these. Both would push companies to set wages based not on supply and demand (the free market), but rather on some notion of 'social utility'. The goal is to ensure that the jobs preformed mostly by men (like truck drivers) are not paid more than those performed mostly by women (like paralegals).
Second, Obama is an avid supported of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (it passed the House of Representatives last fall). It would prohibit 'discrimination' against people on the basis on sexual orientation. In short, private-sector employers who have moral or religious objections to homosexuality would be told their views lack legitimacy.
Finally, Obama is a cosponsor of Ted Kennedy's Civil Rights Act of 2008. It would eliminate existing damage caps on lawsuits brought under the 64 Civil Rights Law. It would add compensatory and punitive damages Fair Labor Standards Act. It would push states into waiving sovereign immunity in individual claims involving monetary damages. It would give the National Labor Relations Board to award back pay to undocumented workers.
In other words, bad news!
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