Newsmakers
Secretary Thomas Perez
2015-07-19T10:00:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzVkXC8yMDE1MDcxOTEwMDIwMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Labor Secretary Thomas Perez talked about employment issues in the U.S. and how the economy effects them. Topics included overtime pay, minimum wage, and the growing number of people in middle class. He also talked about whether workers in the new digital economy should be considered contract workers, and whether employers in that new sector of the economy should be free of regulation.
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez talked about employment issues in the U.S. and how the economy effects them. Topics included overtime pay,…
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Labor Secretary Thomas Perez talked about employment issues in the U.S. and how the economy effects them. Topics included overtime pay, minimum wage, and the growing number of people in middle class. He also talked about whether workers in the new digital economy should be considered contract workers, and whether employers in that new sector of the economy should be free of regulation. close
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez talked about employment issues in the U.S. and how the economy effects them. Topics included overtime pay,… read more
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez talked about employment issues in the U.S. and how the economy effects them. Topics included overtime pay, minimum wage, and the growing number of people in middle class. He also talked about whether workers in the new digital economy should be considered contract workers, and whether employers in that new sector of the economy should be free of regulation. close
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