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September 1, 2017

Trump Administration Cancels Collection of Data on Wage Gap
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The Trump administration said this week it's ending the collection of
data on the wage gap between men and women, as well as on differences in
pay based on race and ethnicity. In a letter to the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, the Trump administration said it was
ending the Obama-era rules, which require businesses with over 100
employees to collect pay data. The move was supported by Trump's
daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump, who previously campaigned
for women's equality during her father's 2016 presidential run.


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