Groesch v. City of Springfield, Ill.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

The district court in this race discrimination case properly granted summary judgment for the defendant employer based on law applicable at the time. In this appeal, however, we rely on the retroactive effect of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 to reverse summary judgment in part and allow appellants to pursue their claims of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

We review a district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Antonetti…