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< Back to Previous Page President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The bill is named after Lilly Ledbetter, an ex-employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., who suffered from pay and salary discrimination for over two decades, before finally filing suit against the company following her early retirement. Lilly Ledbetter has insisted since November 1998 that her salary wage at the age of retirement was significantly less than any of her male peers, and in turn, sued the company for pay discrimination. The case of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., eventually rose to the Supreme Court of the United States where the court justices threw out a lower court's decision to award Lilly Ledbetter with damages.  The Supreme Court, however, did not say whether or not the pay discrimination did occur. Instead, the Court concluded that Ledbetter had no right to claims due to the fact that existing laws restrict an employee's ability to file suit more than 180 days following the date that the first and initial pay discrimination action or decision had occurred. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, ensures the rights of American workers, who unknowingly, have endured months, even decades of payment discrimination unbeknownst to themselves or their loved ones. From this date forward, according to experts on the law, employers now can always be held accountable for continued practices of payment discrimination, which affect the average American worker.   Contact Lynn Andretta to discuss your legal options and find solutions for any Dispute or ADR related legal situations in Washington DC area or nationwide.

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