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Senate May Take Up Another Pay Bill Before End of Term
March 12, 2010 8:00 AM PT
Proponents say the bill would help women pull even with men in compensation levels, asserting that women make only 77 cents for every dollar that men earn. The issue takes on more urgency during a recession, they say, because women are the sole breadwinners in many households. >>
 

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The suit, filed Monday, March 8, by the $562 million pension fund of an electrical workers local, seeks to stop Goldman Sachs from allocating 47 percent of its 2009 net revenue to compensation. >>
 
 
 

 

 

 

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