15 Years of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: The Fight for Equal Pay Continues

Despite Progress, Wage Gap Persists as Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Advance Pay Equity

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act marks its 15th anniversary, highlighting the ongoing fight for equal pay.
Lilly Ledbetter's case against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. led to the Act, which made equal pay laws more enforceable.
Despite the Act, the wage gap for women overall has closed by just 7 cents in the last 15 years, according to the National Women’s Law Center.
Pay range transparency movement and laws requiring employers to provide salary information to job applicants are seen as steps in the right direction.
The Biden-Harris Administration announces new actions to advance pay equity, including ending the use of salary history in pay-setting decisions for federal employees and promoting pay transparency for federal contractors.