On Thursday, January 29, 2009, President Obama signed legislation extending the timeframe in which employees may sue their employers for pay discrimination.  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 effectively provides that employees may file an administrative charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging pay discrimination under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act up to 180 days (or up to 300 days in deferral states) after they receive any paycheck that they allege is discriminatory.  The new act likewise modifies the operation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 “to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.”