Why Lily Ledbetter is Controversial  Obama signs his first bill
--an act on equal pay.   Even though Lily Ledbetter couldn't
make her case to the Supreme Court, many of us probably believe
that people should be able to sue for wage discrimination at a
point beyond the 180-day period after their first discriminating
paycheck, particularly if, like Ledbetter, we've worked at a
place for years (decades!) and don't uncover the pay disparity
until retirement.   A recent WSJ editorial makes the objection
clear--arguing that the Ledbetter act will "create a new legal
business in digging up ancient workplace grievances." Here's
more:   On the other side, Martha Burk, co-founder of the Center
for Advancement of Public Policy, says the act doesn't go far
enough, since the real problem was Ledbetter's lack of awareness
of what her coworkers made. "The main reason Lilly Ledbetter got
shafted was that she didn't know her situation compared to the
men," Burk writes in a HuffPost piece. "Employers are under no
obligation to