Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86.
The woman behind the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act law has died. She was 86. Ledbetter was known for suing Goodyear for gender discrimination."Lilly Ledbetter passed away peacefully last night at the age of 86. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones. Our mother lived an extraordinary life," the statement read.
The case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court in 2007, which upheld the lower court's ruling. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled Ledbetter should have filed suit within 180 days of the very first time Goodyear paid her less than her peers. Having missed that window, Ledbetter had no grounds to sue, according to the court.When Barack Obama became president the first bill he signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
The AFL-CIO - The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations - described her as a hero. "Lilly Ledbetter simply wanted to be paid the same as her male Goodyear coworkers - and her fight took her to the Supreme Court, Congress, and the White House to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. She was a true hero, and we send our deepest condolences to her family."
Ledbetter kept advocating for equal pay, writing a 2019 op-ed for CNN as Congress was once again set to debate the Paycheck Fairness Act, which did not and has not passed.
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