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In 1998, Lilly Ledbetter filed a pay-discrimination claim that was based largely on workplace events that occurred in the early 1980s.(The Week)(Brief article)
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In 1998, Lilly Ledbetter filed a pay-discrimination claim that was based largely on workplace events that occurred in the early 1980s. Federal statute requires that such claims be filed in a more timely manner. Five justices of the Supreme Court therefore ruled that Ledbetter had missed the deadline. The press has lauded Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissent, calling the ruling "harsh and rigid." But if the result really is ...
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