On January 29, 2009, President Barack H. Obama signed into law (SB 181) an act amending Title VII (Civil Rights Act); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act to extend the period for filing claims. This period for filing claims is commonly referred to as the statute of limitations. This new law, known as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, reverses the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007).
