Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company No. 05-1074
Title:
Lilly M. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.
Subject:
Title VII, Civil Rights, Pay Discrimination, Statute of Limitations, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure
Question:
Whether and under what circumstances a plaintiff may bring an action under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging illegal pay discrimination when the
disparate pay is received during the statutory limitations period, but is the result of
intentionally discriminatory pay decisions that occurred outside the limitations
period.