Supreme Court Case - What Does it Mean?

NYGiants · June 2007

I got the impression that the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the 180 day limit on pay discrimination cases had changed the long-standing rule on damages and filing discrimination claims.

I think it means that damages are limited to 180 days from the last offense of a continuing series of offenses; i.e. damages could be claimed for the entire period as long as the claim was filed within 180 days of the last offense. I think the new case means that damages cannot be claimed for any period that occurred more than 180 days prior to the filing of a claim - even if there was an unbroken ten years of pay discrimination. Does anyone else know if this is true?

countrygirl · June 2007

Well, it's definitely a great decision for employers. The way I understand it, it means that an employee has to bring the pay claim within 180 days of the decision that led to the pay disparity, i.e., a review or a raise. The 180 day filing period doesn't renew each the time employee gets a paycheck.

HRgsf · June 2007

I think countrygirl's right -- the employee has to file the claim within 180 days of the discriminatory decision, just like with any claim of discrimination for Title VII. But employees have 2 years to bring a lawsuit under the Equal Pay Act.

blakefan · August 2007

by the way, the house just passed legislation to reverse the Supreme Court's ruling

angieharris23 · September 2007

Country girl was correct and the law has changed... go figure :}

Supreme Court Case - What Does it Mean?

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