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On the recordMarch 17, 2021
the Paycheck Fairness Act would prohibit these sorts of retaliatory bands where people are told... there will be a penalty if you do
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Advocating for the Paycheck Fairness Act to protect workers' rights to discuss wages.

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