THE FAIR PAY FOR WOMEN ACT IS SIGNED INTO LAW. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNED THE MEASURE THURSDAY THAT ALLOWS WOMEN WHO ARE PAID LESS THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN STATE COURT.

PAIGE DUHAMEL WITH THE SOUTHWEST WOMEN'S LAW CENTER SAYS, PRIOR TO THIS LAW, A WOMAN COULD ONLY SUE IN FEDERAL COURT UNDER THE 1963 EQUAL PAY ACT THE NEW LAW GIVES WOMEN TWO YEARS TO FILE A LAWSUIT.