MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR SUBJECT: Advancing Pay Equality Through Compensation Data Collection While working women have made extraordinary progress over the past five decades since enactment of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, they still earn only 77…
Archive: April 7, 2014
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – NON-RETALIATION FOR DISCLOSURE OF COMPENSATION INFORMATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and…
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since the earliest days of our Republic, the brave men and women of our Armed Forces have answered the call to serve. They have put their lives on the…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: It’s kind of a sparse crowd. Must be the weather. Q It’s too early is what it is. MR. CARNEY: It’s a little early. I have a parent-teacher conference. …
Too few of America’s students are meaningfully engaged in their academic experience while in high school, and many high school graduates lack exposure to learning that links their studies in school to future college and career pathways – especially in…
The Maryland Legislature did the right thing for its workers today by increasing the state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Maryland’s important action is a reminder that many states, cities and counties – as well as a majority of…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2019. (Reappointment) Thomas P. Kelly III, of California,…
“Let’s do more to help the entrepreneurs and small business owners who create most new jobs in America.” – President Barack Obama, State of the Union, January 28, 2014 Entrepreneurs play a critical role in expanding the economy and creating…
