Although I have no background at all in employment law, I was very interested in yesterday’s 5-4 decision in Ledbetter v. Gooyear Tire and Rubber.
The issue in the case was whether Ledbetter had filed her employment discrimination case before the EEOC in time: Federal law requires that a case must be filed within 180 days “after the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred.” 42 U. S. C.