And
now a “No” to wanting to ever move to Wisconsin. As if their economic recovery
weren’t moving slowly enough, the Wisconsin Senate, Legislature, and Governor
are determined to slow the pace to a glacial pace that may, if something
doesn’t change soon, become a backward-movement.
A Wisconsin law that made it easier for
victims of wage discrimination to have their day in court was repealed on
Thursday, after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) quietly signed the bill.
The 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act was
meant to deter employers from discriminating against certain groups by giving
workers more avenues via which to press charges. Among other provisions, it
allows individuals to plead their cases in the less costly, more accessible
state circuit court system, rather than just in federal court.
In November, the state Senate approved
SB 202, which rolled back this provision. On February, the Assembly did the
same. Both were party-line votes in Republican-controlled chambers.
SB 202 was sent to Walker on March 29.
He had, according to the state constitution, six days to act on the bill. The
deadline was 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The governor quietly signed the bill into
law on Thursday, according to the Legislative Reference Bureau, and it is now
called Act 219.
Damn,
it’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand why these crazy people were
elected in the first place. Wisconsin voters – what in the world are you
doing?! Why are you doing this to yourselves and the nation?!
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