Originally Posted by foundit66

“On one hand,” Ms. Greenberger continued, “it requires individuals to file a complaint within 180 days of being concerned that their pay may be discriminatory in nature. But having to file that quickly could be counterproductive because people might still be trying to make sure that there really is discrimination and because they still might be trying to work things out in a conciliatory way.”

1) "trying to make sure that there really is discrimination"
Employers don't post your fellow employees' pay. It could be well after 180 days that you even figure out the discrimination even occurred. And that isn't counting the time you have to decide whether or not you want to sue...
It's not like employers put down "FICA, deducted $X. Gender = Woman, deducted $Y". They'll be sneaky and dishonest about it if they are actually discriminating in the first place. You'll have stupid people like in this story, but is it really the more clever ones we want to allow for and help to get away with it???

2) "they still might be trying to work things out in a conciliatory way"
This is huge! An employee could go to an employer to work things out, but if there is a 180 day window by which you have for compensation, it gives the employer even more power to not give a crap.

I would LOVE to see the Supreme Court try to give this ruling in any other setting.
You have a patent infringement? Well, you can only sue for 180 days worth of profits for the patent infringement. Big business would righteously put up a stink.
This is a clear attack on the working class, with the courts finding in favor of business WITHOUT REASON. The article's "pro" side of the story for the decision says it helps limit the windfall for the employee, but quite frankly if the discrimination was ongoing and cumulative I see NO REASON WHY the "windfall" should be limited like this at all.

The courts should be embarrassed by this, but knowing how America is nobody will notice unless Janet Jackson exposes a boob.