Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

E47192

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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
labor law
acronym LLFPA
affects statute of limitations for filing discrimination charges with the EEOC
amends Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
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
employers covered by Title VII
category 2009 in American law
United States anti-discrimination law
United States labor law
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code
country United States
coversGrounds age
color
disability
national origin
race
religion
sex
doesNotChange substantive standards of discrimination under Title VII
effectiveDate 2009-01-29
enactedBy 111th United States Congress
jurisdiction federal
legalEffect resets statute of limitations for pay discrimination with each discriminatory paycheck
legislativeHistory introduced in response to 2007 Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
namedAfter Lilly Ledbetter
notableAs first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama
overturns Supreme Court interpretation in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. regarding filing deadlines
policyGoal expand time period to file pay discrimination claims
strengthen workers’ ability to challenge unequal pay
presidentialAdministration Barack Obama administration
publicLawNumber Public Law 111-2
relatedToCase Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
restores broad interpretation of when pay discrimination claims accrue
sector employment
shortName Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
signedBy Barack Obama
signingDate 2009-01-29
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
subjectMatter employment discrimination
equal pay
pay discrimination
typeOfRemedy procedural


Please wait…