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February 1, 2009:
Paycheck Fairness Act Becomes Law
Supervisor Lilly Ledbetter worked at a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant in Alabama for nearly 20 years. One day, Ledbetter learned through an anonymous note that her salary was 20 percent lower than that of the lowest paid male supervisor, despite having more experience than several of them. She immediately filed a case against her employer under the provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. A jury agreed with Ledbetter: her employer had unlawfully discriminated against her ...Read more
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