Public Law 111-2

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Public Law 111-2 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 2009 that amended employment discrimination laws to make it easier for workers to challenge unequal pay based on gender and other protected characteristics.

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Public Law 111-2 canonical 2
Pub.L. 111-2 1

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instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
public law
amends Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Americans with Disabilities Act
surface form: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
appliesTo Age Discrimination in Employment Act pay claims
Americans with Disabilities Act pay claims
Rehabilitation Act pay claims
Title VII pay discrimination claims
codifiedIn 29 U.S.C. § 626(d)
29 U.S.C. § 794a
42 U.S.C. § 12117(a)
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)
congressNumber 111
country United States of America
dateSigned 2009-01-29
effectiveDate 2009-01-29
enactedBy 111th United States Congress
hasOfficialName Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
mainProvision clarifies that each discriminatory paycheck is a separate unlawful employment practice
resets the statute of limitations for pay discrimination claims with each discriminatory paycheck
namedAfter Lilly Ledbetter
opposedBy many congressional Republicans
overturns Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
surface form: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
partOf United States employment discrimination law framework
partySupport primarily supported by Democrats
presidentAtSigning Barack Obama
protectsAgainstDiscriminationOnBasisOf age
color
disability
national origin
race
religion
sex
publicLawNumber Public Law 111-2 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pub.L. 111-2
purpose to make it easier for workers to challenge unequal pay
to restore prior interpretation of the statute of limitations for pay discrimination claims
relatedToCase Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
retroactivity applies to claims of discrimination in compensation pending on or after May 28, 2007
shortTitle Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
signedBy Barack Obama
statutesAtLargeCitation 123 Stat. 5
subjectMatter employment discrimination law
equal pay
pay discrimination
title An Act to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes
yearEnacted 2009

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LLFPA publicLawNumber Public Law 111-2
Public Law 111-2 publicLawNumber Public Law 111-2 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pub.L. 111-2