Ledbetter V Goodyear Tire Rubber Co Decision

Petitioner lilly ledbetter ledbetter worked for respondent goodyear tire and rubber company goodyear at its gadsden alabama plant from 1979 until 1998.

Ledbetter v goodyear tire rubber co decision. Employers cannot be sued under title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 over race or gender pay discrimination if the claims are based on decisions made by the employer 180 days ago or more. Syllabus opinion alito dissent ginsburg html version pdf version. Ledbetter v goodyear tire rubber co. Justice alito held for the five justice majority that each.

Lilly ledbetter speaks during the democratic national convention in september 2012. Goodyear tire rubber co. Goodyear tire rubber company she eventually did win when president barack obama signed the lilly ledbetter fair pay act of 2009. Ledbetter v goodyear tire and rubber company.

Lilly ledbetter became famous when she lost her pay discrimination case in the supreme court. Ledbetter sued goodyear for gender discrimination in violation of title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 alleging that the company had given her a low salary. Goodyear tire rubber co 550 u s. Goodyear tire rubber co.

Goodyear tire rubber co. Where it is feasible a syllabus headnote will be released as is being done in connection with this case at the time the. Html version pdf version. Audio transcription for oral argument november 27 2006 in ledbetter v.

2007 supreme court of the united states no. Goodyear tire rubber co 550 u s. Over her nineteen year career at goodyear tire lilly ledbetter was consistently given low rankings in annual performance and salary reviews and low raises relative to other employees. Regarding employment discrimination two years after the supreme court decided that title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 does not allow employers to be sued for pay discrimination more than 180 days after an.

April 14 1938 is an american woman who was the plaintiff in the united states supreme court case ledbetter v. Goodyear tire and rubber company john g. Goodyear tire and rubber company audio transcription for opinion announcement may 29 2007 in ledbetter v. By the end of ledbetter s tenure her salary was 3 727 00 while her lowest paid male counterpart earned 4 286 00 and the highest paid earned 5 236 00.

The good year tire rubber company inc. 618 2007 is an employment discrimination decision of the supreme court of the united states. Lilly ledbetter born lilly mcdaniel. Despite losing her 2007 supreme court case ledbetter v.

Html version pdf version. 618 2007 lilly ledbetter worked as a supervisor for goodyear tire rubber company at its gadsden alabama plant from 1979 to 1998. On writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eleventh circuit may 29 2007 justice alito delivered the opinion of the court. During much of this time salaried employees at the plant were given or denied raises based on their supervisors evaluation of their performance.