"Lilly Ledbetter never set out to be a trailblazer or a household name. She just wanted to be paid the same as a man for her hard work," Obama said.
"Ledbetter continued campaigning for equal pay for decades after winning the law named after her," highlighting her commitment to the equal pay movement.
"The court ruled that workers must file lawsuits within six months of first receiving a discriminatory paycheck," detailing the initial legal framework surrounding her case.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act provided workers the right to sue within 180 days of each discriminatory paycheck, which significantly changed the landscape of wage discrimination.
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