Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is a federal statute that amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, resetting the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit regarding pay discrimination with each new paycheck affected by a discriminatory action. The law was passed in response to the 2007 Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., which held that the statute of limitations for presenting an equal-pay lawsuit begins on the date the employer makes the initial discriminatory wage decision. The act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 29, 2009, and was the first bill he signed into law.learn more on wikipedia