Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
Discrimination occurs where a particular group of people is given preferential treatment. Discriminating a person can be based on age, color, race, gender, or disability. Although discrimination is inevitable, the law should provide equal protection for all people.
A person can be discriminated against based on their gender. The facts of the Ledbetter case were that Ledbetter was an employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The company used to pay or deny its employees salary based on their performance evaluation. Once she retired from the company, she filed a suit for pay discrimination based on her gender. During the District Court trial, Ledbetter told the Court that many supervisors had evaluated her poorly because of her sex. As a result, her salary was never increased. She alleged that if her evaluation had been fair, she would have been given better pay because during her tenure in the company, her male counterparts earned more than her (Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 550 U.S. 618, 127 S. Ct. 2162, 167 L. Ed. 2d 982 (2007).). However, in its defense, the company stated that the evaluations were not discriminatory. The Court ruled in favor of Ledbetter, and subsequently, Goodyear appealed the decision.
On appeal, the company stated that the claim was subject to limitation since the 180-day rule for filing discriminatory claims relating to payment. The company also stated that Ledbetter had not given sufficient evidence to show that it had made payment discriminatory. The Appellate Court ruled in favor of Goodyear.
The Court held that Ledbetter’s suit was time-barred. It argued that she should have filed a discriminatory claim within 180 days each time she was paid. It also stated that Ledbetter had not adduced sufficient evidence to prove that its pay decisions aimed to discriminate against her because of her gender. However, Justice Ginsburg and three other Judges gave a dissenting opinion. They argued that pay discrimination is difficult to detect because they occur in secret, and it becomes evident with time. Therefore, due to the nature of such discrimination, the affected individual cannot seek a legal remedy immediately. She also considered the evidence given by Ledbetter about the realities of her work environment. Justice Ginsburg then stated that salary or wages while discriminating against an individual based on their sex should be considered an unlawful employment practice.
I have to disagree with the Court’s holding in the case. Ledbetter, in her evidence, had clearly stated that the company paid its employees salary, taking into consideration evaluation performance. She also gave evidence of being poorly rated in the past by her supervisors because of her sex. Therefore, the evaluation had adversely affected her payment, and she had witnessed her male colleagues get higher pay than her because supervisors evaluated them fairly. Every person should be given equal protection by the law irrespective of their gender (TheNewYorkTimes). In making a decision, the Court should have considered her parol evidence on how the company made payment decisions based on gender discrimination.
 
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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 550 U.S. 618, 127 S. Ct. 2162, 167 L. Ed. 2d      982 (2007).
The New York Times, director. Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg | NYT News. YouTube, YouTube, 18 Sept. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRlEFT-44Ik.
 

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