3rd Circuit: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act doesn’t apply to failure-to-promote cases

Here’s a bit of good news for employers worried about lawsuits that may crop up years after a faulty employment decision was made. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to expand the impact of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which says that each paycheck that is lower than it should be because of a past discriminatory act can be the basis of a new lawsuit.