Gov. Jerry Brown signs Fair Pay Act for women workers
Source: San Jose Mercury News
RICHMOND -- Surrounded by young girls and older women, including "Rosie the Riveters" who worked in the Kaiser Richmond shipyards during World War II, Gov. Jerry Brown signed fair pay legislation Tuesday that will ensure women are paid the same as men for similar work and prevent retaliation if they inquire about how much male colleagues are paid.
The law is being touted as the strongest in the country and will require employers to pay men and women the same for "substantially similar work" unless there are differences based on productivity, merit and seniority.
"This is an important milestone," Brown said during his visit to the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historic Park, a monument to the women who worked as welders and electricians while many men served overseas. "The inequities that have plagued our state and burdened women forever are slowly being resolved and, by the way, it's not over yet."
Women in California make an average of 84 percent of what men make. Nationally, women make 78 cents for every dollar men make.
Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28929134/richmond-gov-jerry-brown-signs-fair-pay-act
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California often leads the way with legislation. I really blame them for gay marriage - in a good way. 
