Gender in the Workplace
Pay Discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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(Excerpted from Supreme Court Debates, October 2007)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination “against any individual with respect to his compensation … because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” The law, however, does not give employees unlimited time to file charges against employers they believe are discriminating. Under Section 706(e), an individual must file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) “within 180 days after the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred.”
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In This Issue
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Foreword
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Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
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Opinion of the Court
Employees Cannot Sue for Salary Discrimination Outside Title VII’s Charge-Filing Period
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Case Background
Impact of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
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Pro & Con
Can an Employee Use Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to Sue a Company for Discriminatory Salary Decisions Occurring Outside the Charge-Filing Period?
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Lilly M. Ledbetter
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National Partnership for Women & Families, et al.
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National Employment Lawyers Association, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Asian American Justice Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, AARP, and The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, Amici Curiae
