Statement by US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Equal Pay Day

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2010.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on Equal Pay Day:

“Nearly a half century after the Equal Pay Act was enacted to ensure equal pay for equal work, this form of discrimination continues to impinge upon women’s rights in the workplace. As women hold nearly half of this nation’s jobs, their earnings have become even more central to families’ economic well-being.

“Pay equity is not simply a…