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On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
But this law helped level the playing field by extending protections to both women and men so that more workers could meet their responsibilities to themselves and their families without jeopardizing their livelihood.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act

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