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CLEP US History II

Category - Labor

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Lilly Ledbetter is a labor rights advocate whose primary cause is:
  1. Racial equality in the workplace.
  2. Immigrant workers’ rights.
  3. Workplace safety.
  4. Maintaining strict child labor codes and prohibiting the sale of goods produced by children outside of America.
  5. Equal pay for women.
Explanation
Answer: E - Lilly Ledbetter was the plaintiff in an eventual U.S. Supreme Court case regarding equal pay for women. While a supervisor and manager at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant from 1979 to 1998, she was cheated of earnings because she was not paid on par with her male counterparts, who had the same or lesser qualifications, education, and experience. She has been advocating for equal-pay rights ever since. In 2009, Congress passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to improve the rights of women seeking recourse for discrimination.
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