Signing of pay - equity bill brings woman 's 10-year fight to victorious end . More than 10 years after first filing a gender discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the beaming retired grandmother from Alabama stood in the East Room of the White House , watching the president of the United States sign a landmark piece of pay-equity legislation bearing her name . Workers no longer have to file complaint within 30 days of first unfair check . Law named for ex - Goodyear Tire worker who resigned over gender discrimination . Lilly Ledbetter bill is first bill signed into law by President Obama .
Signing of pay - equity bill brings woman 's 10-year fight to victorious end . Workers no longer have to file complaint within 30 days of first unfair check . Law named for ex - Goodyear Tire worker who resigned over gender discrimination . Lilly Ledbetter bill is first bill signed into law by President Obama .