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Nearly Half of Currently Exempt Single Mothers and Black and Hispanic Women Workers Will Gain Coverage Under DOL’s New Proposed Overtime Salary Threshold

New report examines how women, mothers, women of color, and women in different occupations will be affected when the proposed rule goes into effect

By IWPR|2015-08-11T00:00:00-05:00August 11, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on Nearly Half of Currently Exempt Single Mothers and Black and Hispanic Women Workers Will Gain Coverage Under DOL’s New Proposed Overtime Salary Threshold

Women Gain 115,000 Jobs in July and Men Gain 100,000 Jobs

According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the August employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women gained 115,000 jobs and men gained 100,000 for a total of 215,000 jobs added in July. The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent from June.

By IWPR|2020-10-31T03:46:27-05:00August 7, 2015|Press Releases|Comments Off on Women Gain 115,000 Jobs in July and Men Gain 100,000 Jobs