In Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., the Supreme Court held that Lilly Ledbetter could not sue for gender discrimination in pay because the statute of limitations expired 180 days from the initial discriminatory event, which had occurred years before.

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This is a correct statement of the outcome of the Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. case. Ledbetter argued that each paycheck she received from Goodyear was a separate discriminatory act, but the Supreme Court ruled that she needed to have filed her complaint within 180 days of the initial discriminatory act, which was her starting salary being lower than male colleagues with similar experience.

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