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Happy Work and Family Month!
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26 Oct 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2010 Statement by the President on National Work and Family Month “National Work and Family Month serves as a reminder to all of us, especially working caregivers, their families, and their employers, that while we have made great strides as a nation to adopt more flexible policies in the workplace, [...]
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On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act, which sought to end wage discrimination on the basis of sex. At the time, women were paid 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. 47 years later, pay parity remains far from reality, as women in the United States [...]
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