Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that restores and strengthens workers’ ability to challenge unequal pay by resetting the statute of limitations with each discriminatory paycheck.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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civil rights law → labor law → |
| acronym |
LLFPA
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| affects |
statute of limitations for filing discrimination charges with the EEOC
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| amends |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 → Rehabilitation Act of 1973 → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → |
| appliesTo |
employees covered by Title VII
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employers covered by Title VII → |
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2009 in American law
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United States anti-discrimination law → United States labor law → |
| codifiedIn |
Title 42 of the United States Code
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| country |
United States
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| coversGrounds |
age
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color → disability → national origin → race → religion → sex → |
| doesNotChange |
substantive standards of discrimination under Title VII
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| effectiveDate |
2009-01-29
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| enactedBy |
111th United States Congress
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| jurisdiction |
federal
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| legalEffect |
resets statute of limitations for pay discrimination with each discriminatory paycheck
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| legislativeHistory |
introduced in response to 2007 Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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| namedAfter |
Lilly Ledbetter
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| notableAs |
first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama
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| overturns |
Supreme Court interpretation in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. regarding filing deadlines
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| policyGoal |
expand time period to file pay discrimination claims
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strengthen workers’ ability to challenge unequal pay → |
| presidentialAdministration |
Barack Obama administration
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| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 111-2
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| relatedToCase |
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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| restores |
broad interpretation of when pay discrimination claims accrue
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| sector |
employment
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| shortName |
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
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| signedBy |
Barack Obama
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| signingDate |
2009-01-29
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| sponsorChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
| subjectMatter |
employment discrimination
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equal pay → pay discrimination → |
| typeOfRemedy |
procedural
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Grace and Grit
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Lilly Ledbetter
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Lilly Ledbetter
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111th United States Congress
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passes |
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Grace and Grit
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relatedTo |
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
("Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act")
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shortName |
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Lilly Ledbetter
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