Summarize Ledbetter v. Goodyear
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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007),[1] is an employment discrimination decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. Employers cannot be sued under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 over race or gender pay discrimination if the claims are based on decisions made by the employer 180 days ago or more. Justice Alito held for the five-justice majority that each paycheck received did not constitute a discrete discriminatory act, even if affected by a prior decision outside the time limit. Ledbetter's claim of the “paycheck accrual rule” was rejected.[2] The decision did not prevent plaintiffs from suing under other laws, like the Equal Pay Act, which has a three-year deadline for most sex discrimination claims,[3] or 42 U.S.C. 1981, which has a four-year deadline for suing over race discrimination.[