Big decisions are made on behalf of San Antonians inside City Hall. However, in the early 1970s, Rosie Castro said the people ...

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act plugged a loophole that foiled her wage discrimination claims against Goodyear and its ...

A New York-based nonprofit plans to bring a permanent housing and supportive services complex for veterans to a Southfield ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday the department is working "as fast as we can" to finalize $1.7 ...

in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington on Aug. 22, 2018. Ledbetter continued campaigning for equal pay for decades after winning the law named after her. (J. Scott Applewhite/The ...

Related U.S. settles with Maryland State Police over ... The law allows for the 180-day statute of limitations for filing equal-pay lawsuits to reset with each new paycheck. On Monday, Obama ...

Image Ms. Ledbetter speaking at an event marking Equal Pay Day at the White House in 2014.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times In early 1999, she filed suit in Federal District Court in ...

“She lost her case and she never saw a dime but she was a tireless advocate for all of us,” said Deborah Vagins, director of Equal Pay Today and the national campaign director of Equal Rights ...

California is one of the fastest shrinking states in the U.S., but this trend has not been equal across the state.

Lilly Ledbetter, whose lawsuit against her employer paved the way for the Fair Pay Act of 2009 and who dedicated decades of ...

Ms Martin said the law set an important precedent by making sure there was a way to "enforce the law" in equal pay disputes. "She is really an inspiration in showing us how a loss does not mean ...

Lilly Ledbetter, the advocate who inspired the landmark Fair Pay Act, has passed away at 86. Her lawsuit against Goodyear ...