SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The city of Santa Monica filed suit against nine operators last week, accusing them of violating California’s gender-pricing law after conducting a sting that visited 48 stores.
City officials said they found discrepancies between what a man and woman were charged at the stores during the sting, in violation of California’s 1996 law. “There is a difference between what men and women are charged,” said Paula Rockenstein, a spokesperson for the city attorney’s office.
