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Archive: April 7, 2014

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.…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…