Lilly Ledbetter V. Goodyear Case Summary

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Facts: Lilly Ledbetter worked at a Goodyear's tire manufacturing company for nearly twenty years. She held various positions related to management and received regular raises while she was employed with the company. But after failing to receive a raise for three consecutive years and receiving an anonymous note indicating that her male co-workers were receiving better pay than she was for completing the same job that she was, Ledbetter was furious and decided to file a lawsuit.

Issue: Ledbetter claimed that Goodyear tires was paying male employees more money than the female employees who were conducting the same job tasks only because of their sex. Ledbetter claimed that by the time she reached her last year with Goodyear, she made approximately
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