The EEOC released a statement celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.  President Obama signed the bill into law on January 29, 2009.  The EEOC noted that in the year since the Act took effect, some 4,800 charges were filed with the EEOC alleging wage discrimination.  Approximately 1,900 of these charges were filed by women alleging sex discrimination in compensation.  “EEOC Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009,” EEOC News Release, 1/29/10.