Opinion of the Court
Employees Cannot Sue for Salary Discrimination Outside Title VII’s Charge-Filing Period
This case calls upon us toapply established precedent in a slightly different context. We have previouslyheld that the time for filing a charge of employment discrimination with theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) begins when the discriminatoryact occurs. We have explained that this rule applies to any “[d]iscrete ac[t]of discrimination, including discrimination in “termination, failure topromote, denial of transfer, [and] refusal to hire. — National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan (2002). Because apay-setting decision is a “discrete act, it follows that the period for filingan EEOC charge begins when the act occurs. Petitioner, having abandoned her claim under the EqualPay…
