Her words echoed concerns from the California Retailers Assn., Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Toy Industry Assn. He said a 12-pack of the blue razors marketed for men cost $5 less than a 12-pack of those sold for women in the same store. His bill included provisions to allow price differences based specifically on the labor, materials, taxes or other gender-neutral reasons. But the bill drew strong industry opposition from retailers and manufacturers who argued its conditions were ambiguous and would open the way to a wave of frivolous lawsuits. “It loaded the decks so that it was unenforceable,” said Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 29, 2016 18:40 UTC