203 Quotes by Tom Perez

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    For the purposes of the FMLA, marriage will now be determined based on where the couple got married, not on where an employee lives. This is called a 'place of celebration' rule.

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    If Donald Trump wants to raise the minimum wage to $15, yes, I will work with Donald Trump.

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    Everything has changed in recent decades - the economy, technology, cultural attitudes, the demographics of the workforce, the role of women in society and the structure of the American family. It's about time our laws caught up. We watch 'Modern Family' on television, but we're still living by 'Leave It To Beaver' rules.

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    Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

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    As America prepared for war in 1941, discrimination largely shut black Americans out of job opportunities in the growing defense industry.

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    If Donald Trump wants to acknowledge that we have a pay gap for women and we need to address it, I would work with Donald Trump.

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    Post-military service can be a period of anxiety and uncertainty. So many men and women return and ask themselves: what now? The Labor Department is here to help answer that question with an array of programs designed to clear pathways into the middle class.

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    Sometimes you have to push the envelope in pursuit of the right thing.

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    Civil rights activists and union activists shared not just common values and objectives but also common enemies.

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