Ledbetter V Goodyear Tire Rubber Co

In 1992 she began working at the plant s radial light truck rlt section as one of four salaried area managers supervising shifts of hourly workers who operated the machines.

Ledbetter v goodyear tire rubber co. 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. Certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eleventh circuit. But after failing to receive a raise for three straight years in the late 1990s and receiving an anonymous note at work alerting her that her male colleagues were better paid. This appeal involves a claim brought under title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 1 by a former salaried employee of goodyear tire and rubber co.

Goodyear tire and rubber co turned on the interpretation of the 180 day statute of limitations for filing a discrimination complaint under title vii of the civil rights act of 1964. 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. The employee lilly ledbetter claims that goodyear paid her a smaller salary than it paid her male co workers at goodyear s gadsden alabama tire plant because of her sex.

Lilly ledbetter speaks during the democratic national convention in september 2012. 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. Despite losing her 2007 supreme court case ledbetter v. After losing at the supreme court ledbetter urged congress to start the 180 day clock for filing a complaint on the date an employee learned of the discrimination.

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618 2007 is an employment discrimination decision of the supreme court of the united states. Lilly ledbetter worked in goodyear s gasden alabama tire manufacturing plant for nearly twenty years holding various managerial positions and receiving regular raises. 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. Goodyear tire rubber co.

The good year tire rubber company inc. Argued november 27 2006 decided may 29 2007. Goodyear tire rubber company she eventually did win when president barack obama signed the lilly ledbetter fair pay act of 2009. 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.

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