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Joe Courtney: “This bill just provides a way for employers to pay workers less in the name of workplace flexibility.”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
This bill just provides a way for employers to pay workers less in the name of workplace flexibility.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Condemnation of a bill perceived as undermining worker rights.

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