The law directly addressed Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 550 U.S. 618 ( 2007 ) , a U.S. Supreme Court decision that the statute of limitations for presenting an equal-pay lawsuit begins on the date that the employer makes the initial discriminatory wage decision , not at the date of the most recent paycheck .
The law was a direct answer to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , 550 U.S. 618 ( 2007 ) , a U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that the statute of limitations for presenting an equal-pay lawsuit begins on the date that the employer makes the initial discriminatory wage decision , not at the date of the most recent paycheck , as a lower court had ruled .