Source: Laura McGinnis, USDOL, 11/7/13 Statement by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on the US Senate's passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination ActWASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act by the U.S. Senate: "The arc of the moral universe bent a little more toward justice today. Protecting the workplace rights of LGBT workers is a moral imperative that is long overdue. We still have a long road ahead of us, but today's historic vote moves us one step closer to a nation that truly embodies its founding principles of equality, opportunity and fairness for all." |