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Walker's War on Women: Walker Repeals Equal Pay Law

04/09/12- Late last Thursday, as many were checking out for the holiday weekend, Gov. Walker quietly signed a bevy of controversial bills attacking Wisconsin women. One of which was repealing the 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act.

Among many things the Equal Pay Enforcement Act gave women workers more options to seek justice for pay discrimination at work. The act served as a deterrent for employers to discriminate based on gender and allowed for workers to take their case to the less costly, more accessible state circuit court system.

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