Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is a landmark 2007 U.S. Supreme Court employment discrimination case on pay inequity and the statute of limitations for filing wage discrimination claims under Title VII.

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instanceOf Title VII case
United States Supreme Court case
employment discrimination case
appealedFrom United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
category United States Supreme Court cases
surface form: United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court

United States Supreme Court cases on employment discrimination
United States labor case law
citation 550 U.S. 618
constitutionalProvisionInvoked Commerce Clause authority for Title VII
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 2007-05-29
dissentingOpinionBy Ruth Bader Ginsburg
surface form: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
dissentingVote 4
dissentJoinedBy David H. Souter
surface form: Justice David H. Souter

John Paul Stevens
surface form: Justice John Paul Stevens

Stephen G. Breyer
surface form: Justice Stephen G. Breyer
docketNumber 05-1074
employmentContext supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant
fullName Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
holding A pay-setting decision is a discrete unlawful employment practice that triggers the Title VII charging period when the decision is made
Subsequent paychecks that implement a past discriminatory pay decision do not restart the Title VII filing period
impact restricted time period for filing federal pay discrimination claims before 2009
inspired Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
issue statute of limitations for pay discrimination claims under Title VII
whether each discriminatory paycheck is a separate unlawful employment practice
jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction
legalArea civil rights law
employment discrimination law
labor and employment law
legalBasis Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
locationOfFacts Gadsden, Alabama
majorityJoinedBy John G. Roberts Jr.
surface form: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Anthony M. Kennedy
surface form: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

Antonin Scalia
surface form: Justice Antonin Scalia

Clarence Thomas
surface form: Justice Clarence Thomas
majorityOpinionBy Samuel A. Alito Jr.
surface form: Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
majorityVote 5
originatingCourt United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
overruledByStatute Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
petitioner Lilly Ledbetter
plaintiffClaim pay discrimination based on sex
precedentCited National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan
relatedLegislation Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
respondent Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
result judgment of the Eleventh Circuit affirmed
statuteOfLimitationsAtIssue Title VII 180-day charge-filing period
subjectMatter gender-based pay discrimination
subsequentDevelopment Congress reversed the decision’s effect through the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
term October Term 2006
yearDecided 2007

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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 relatedToCase Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
LLFPA relatedCase Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. fullName Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
Public Law 111-2 overturns Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
this entity surface form: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
Public Law 111-2 relatedToCase Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.