Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) vetoed a bill on Friday that would have allowed women suffering wage discrimination to take legal action, alleging that the measure “duplicates federal law, which already allows employees…to file a claim with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.” On average, women earn 77 cents of every dollar a man makes, though the disparity is even greater for African American and Hispanic women. Read more http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/06/15/2164241/rick-perry-vetoes-equal-pay-bill/
