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On the recordDecember 8, 2015
If these people, most of whom are women and women of color and many are immigrant women, if these women were working in nursing homes or public institutions, they would get minimum wage and overtime pay.
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing wage disparities for home care workers compared to institutional workers.

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