NEW: Texas Gov. Perry said to veto bill helping women sue for equal pay http://t.co/ZOu9QVA7vh - @dallasnewsFrom The Huffington Post
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• Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has vetoed a bill meant to prevent wage discrimination against women.
• Read the bill - HB 950
• The bill would bring Texas state law in line with the federal Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act,
• Wikipedia Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
• Perry's office objected to her legislation because it duplicated federal law.
From Texas Tribune
• State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, said Perry’s office informed her that Perry has vetoed House Bill 950
• The bill would have changed Texas' Labor Code by making the state statute of limitations the same as the federal law
• Davis Said: “Once again our governor has made women’s health and women’s rights a target in order to bolster his own political standing,”
From The Dallas Morning News
• The measure, which passed the House 79-50 in April and the Senate 16-15 last month
• On average, women are paid only 77 cents for every $1 earned by men
• read the study for this statistic
Women lawmakers angered by veto of Ledbetter Act http://t.co/a59FGNgyAV
— Patti Kilday Hart (@pattihart) June 14, 2013
Women lawmakers angered by veto of Ledbetter Act http://t.co/BmCetYBZx2 #txlegeFair Pay and Rick Perry Google Searches
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