-
There are 42 states that have passed a state-level Equal Pay Act. Texas is not one of them. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1672","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"403","width":"403","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
-
The Federal Equal Pay Act, also known as the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act," provides standing only in federal court - but it does not provide standing in state courts. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1673","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"410","width":"594","style":"width: 500px; height: 345px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
(Obama signing the national Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act)
-
The Texas Supreme Court has expressed a need for a state version of the Equal Pay Act. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1674","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"477","width":"500","style":"width: 500px; height: 477px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
-
In the court case Prairie View A&M vs Chatha, the university was sued for paying a female professor less than a male professor. Greg Abbott defended the university, saying that the federal law didn't apply. Chatha lost. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1675","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"718","width":"500","style":"width: 348px; height: 500px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
-
Some conservatives say "women are too busy" to care about an Equal Pay Act. (Source)
-
Other conservatives simply blame women for making less money, saying they should "become better negotiators." (Source)
-
In 2013, the 83rd session of the Texas Legislature passed an Equal Pay Act with bipartisan support. The bill was authored by State Sen. Wendy Davis and State Rep. Senfronia Thompson. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1676","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"720","width":"960","style":"width: 500px; height: 375px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
-
Rick Perry vetoed the bill. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1677","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"360","width":"652","style":"width: 500px; height: 276px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
-
Greg Abbott pays women less than men in his AG's office, even those who have the same - if not more - experience. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1678","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"906"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"565","width":"849","style":"width: 500px; height: 333px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
-
In the Texas equal pay case, Greg Abbott defended Prairie View A&M saying state law didn't protect an employee. Now he says state laws do protect employees - and that's why he'd veto the Texas Equal Pay Act. (Source)
[[{"fid":"1562","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_folder[und]":"_none"},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":"315","width":"600","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]
DONATE
Your donation supports our media and helps us keep it free of ads and paywalls.
