An Act to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes

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This entity is a U.S. federal law, commonly known as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which strengthens workers’ ability to challenge discriminatory compensation by resetting the filing period with each discriminatory paycheck.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
labor law
aimsTo strengthen workers’ ability to challenge discriminatory compensation
amends Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
appliesTo compensation decisions
other practices affecting compensation
category United States anti-discrimination law
United States federal labor legislation
changes limitations period for filing pay discrimination claims
clarifies that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory decision or practice
commonName Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
country United States of America
doesNotChange substantive standards of discrimination under Title VII
substantive standards of discrimination under the ADA
substantive standards of discrimination under the ADEA
substantive standards of discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act
effectiveDate 2009-01-29
enactedBy 111th United States Congress
introducedIn United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
jurisdiction federal
legislativeSession 111th Congress, 1st Session
modifies Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
namedAfter Lilly Ledbetter
officialTitle An Act to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes
overturns Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
policyArea civil rights
labor and employment
president Barack Obama
provides that each discriminatory paycheck is a separate unlawful employment practice
publicLawNumber Public Law 111-2
relatesTo Age Discrimination in Employment Act pay claims
Americans with Disabilities Act pay claims
Rehabilitation Act pay claims
Title VII pay discrimination claims
restores broader interpretation of the charge-filing period for pay discrimination
shortTitle Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
signedBy Barack Obama
signingDate 2009-01-29
statutesAtLargeCitation 123 Stat. 5
subjectMatter employment discrimination
equal pay
pay discrimination
typeOfRemedy procedural clarification of filing deadlines
yearEnacted 2009

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Public Law 111-2 title An Act to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 officialTitle An Act to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes