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House passes fair pay legislation
Paycheck Fairness Act would make employers give a reason for paying men and women different wages for doing the same job.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrats flexed their new political muscles Friday as the House of Representatives passed two pay-equity bills high on the agenda of the Democratic leadership.
The Paycheck Fairness Act, passed by a vote of 256-163, requires employers to provide a legitimate reason for paying different salaries to men and women performing the same job.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which passed 247-171, overturns a 2007 Supreme Court decision, which made it harder to sue for pay discrimination. 
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