> discrimination. On appeal, Goodyear countered it
> hadn't discriminated against Ledbetter—recently. Title
> VII, the federal law that protects employees from
> discrimination, requires them to file a charge within
> a short period of time (180 or 300 days, depending on
> the state) "after the alleged unlawful employment
> practice occurred." In essence, Goodyear argued that
> any discriminatory decisions it might have made about
> Ledbetter's pay were made long before she filed.
I was under the impression (from NPR, to be sure) that the crux, or excuse, was that the time limit was written clearly into the law, and that congress had to change it. Is there some angle that I'm missing, indicated perhaps by the close decision?
-- Andy