Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86.
Steve Almasy, CNNThe 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.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also paid tribute on social media to Ledbetter's fight for pay equality. "My heart is with Lilly Ledbetter and her loved ones as they mourn her passing," he said. "May she rest in peace." "It's shocking that, as a CEO, I witnessed firsthand how wide the pay disparities were - not just in my own company, but across so many others we acquired. Lilly taught me the fight for equality starts with pay equity. There can be no true equality without it. My heart goes out to Lilly's family," Benioff wrote.
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