President Biden Issues Statement on 60th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- President Biden issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act:
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Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law. The landmark law recognized the right of equal pay for equal work, prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of sex for workers doing substantially similar jobs. It was a momentous step forward and created the first of many equal pay protections to combat pay disc . . .
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Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law. The landmark law recognized the right of equal pay for equal work, prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of sex for workers doing substantially similar jobs. It was a momentous step forward and created the first of many equal pay protections to combat pay disc . . .