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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised a portion of its Compliance Manual addressing the timeliness of filing pay discrimination claims in light of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which was enacted on January 29 of this year. This law overturned the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 550 U.S. 618 (2007), which required plaintiffs to file a charge of compensation discrimination within 180 days (300 in jurisdictions that have a local or state law prohibiting the same form of pay discrimination) of the discriminatory act or decision. Continue reading on Littler's Washington D.C. Employment Law Update.

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President Obama has signed his first piece of legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, into law. The Act is likely to result in an increase in the number of discrimination claims against employers, as it effectively eliminates the statute of limitations in wage discrimination cases and significantly expands the class of protected employees, and thus, potential litigants. For a more in-depth analysis, see Littler's ASAP: Paycheck Rule Revived for Pay Discrimination Claims with Signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

This blog update was authored by Andrea Hallier.
 

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