Lilly Ledbetter worked for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for 19 years. She retired in 1998, and soon thereafter, Ledbetter got an anonymous letter saying she had been paid significantly less than her male colleagues doing the same work. Believing the letter to be credible, Ledbetter sued. A jury ruled in her favor, but the verdict was thrown out on appeal. The case made its way to the Supreme Court, and a decision came down May 29, 2007 in favor of employers. Ledbetter v. Goodyear (May 29, 2007).
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