Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is U.S. legislation that addresses pay discrimination. It states that if an employee experiences unequal pay due to discrimination, they have a limited time—starting from each paycheck affected—to file a complaint or lawsuit, rather than only from the original discriminatory act. This act helps ensure fairness by allowing workers to seek justice for ongoing pay disparities and clarifies that each paycheck reflecting discriminatory pay is a new violation, resetting the clock for legal action.