Legal Opinion
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 2007No. 05-1074PublishedCited by 511 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
This case calls upon us to apply established precedent in a slightly different context. We have previously held that the time for filing a charge of employment discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) begins when the discriminatory act occurs. We have explained that this rule applies to any “[discrete ac[t]” of discrimination, including discrimination in “termination, failure to promote, denial of transfer, [and] refusal to hire.” National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan, 536 U. S. 101,114 (2002). Because a pay-setting decision is a “discrete act,” it…
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