Enlarge image U.S. President Barack Obama and Lilly Ledbetter U.S. President Barack Obama and Lilly Ledbetter before signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in at the White House on Jan. 29, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama and Lilly Ledbetter before signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in at the White House on Jan. 29, 2009. Photographer: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Some days, it may seem that President Barack Obama’s running mate is Lilly Ledbetter. Ledbetter is a former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. manager who sued the firm after discovering near the end of a 19-year career that she was being paid more than $13,000 less than three male colleagues. Her case was thrown out after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled she missed a ... Continue reading →