Trump Pulls Back Obama-Era Protections For Women Workers
Story and photo by nbcnews.com CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NBC NEWS.COM Archived article of April 2017- REMEMBERING THE TRUMP ERA By Mary Emily O'Hara- NBC News With little notice, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that advocates say rolls back hard-fought victories for women in the workplace. Tuesday's "Equal Pay Day" — which highlights the wage disparity between men and women — is the perfect time to draw more attention to the president's action, activists say. On March 27, Trump revoked the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order then-President Barack Obama put in place to ensure that companies with federal contracts comply with 14 labor and civil rights laws. The Fair Pay order was put in place after a 2010 Government Accountability Office investigation showed that companies with rampant violations were being awarded millions in federal contracts. In an attempt to keep the worst violators from receiv