FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 29, 2007                               CONTACT: Brendan LaCivita

Chamber Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Goodyear Pay Discrimination Case

Washington, DC--Robin Conrad, executive vice president of the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), remarked on today's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a lower court's ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Inc.

"Today's ruling is a victory for employers because it limits how far back in time an employee may go when making a discrimination claim involving pay. If the court ruled the opposite way, employers could have been hauled into court on decades-old claims of discrimination. We commend the court for issuing a fair decision that eliminates a potential wind-fall against employers by employees trying to dredge up stale pay claims."

NCLC, the public policy law firm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is a membership organization that advocates fair treatment of business in the courts and before regulatory agencies. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.

NCLC

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