07/25/2013
New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research finds that the wage gap between working men and women will not close until the year 2057.
07/24/2013
The U.S. Senate on July 18 confirmed Thomas Perez to become the next Secretary of Labor. The 54-46 party-line vote followed a four-month standoff between the Senate Republicans and the White House during which Perez’s nomination languished, along with those of other Obama administration appointees awaiting confirmation.