Pay Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act : A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court's Decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment.

Limitation of actions.

Wages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., in which Supreme Court considered timeliness of a pay discrimination claim filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Provides background on the case, examines filing deadlines for discrimination claims under Title VII, and reviews Supreme Court decision and its possible effects on subsequent pay discrimination claims.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Pay Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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