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This week, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) voted to pass two bills that will address wage discrimination and violence in workplaces across the Central Valley and around the nation. The bills, the Paycheck Fairness Act and Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, both have bipartisan support and would bring immediate help to Valley workers.
“These bills will provide immediate help to working families across the Central Valley,” said Rep. Harder. “They will make sure men and women alike get a fair wage for a hard day’s work and know that they’ll be protected while on the job. These bills are bipartisan, common
House Democrats Return to Session Focused on Economic Opportunity With the House returning to legislative session on Tuesday, Democrats kicked off a busy week of work For the People by advancing legislation that would increase economic opportunity for more Americans to get ahead.
This week, I brought to the Floor the Paycheck Fairness Act, which represents the latest step in House Democrats effort to close the gender pay gap in America. Building on the progress made since 2009 with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, this legislation would make it harder for businesses to discriminate against women by paying them less for the same work as men. When President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law in 1963, our country made a promise to women that equal work would mean equal pay. That promise has not yet been kept, with American women earning, on average, only $0.82 for each dollar earned by men. Those figures are even worse for women of color, with Afri
THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021 einnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from einnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
/PRNewswire/ The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved the ENA-supported Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers.