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Last Updated: September 15, 2008

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e-News highlights our policies and programs for today's working women.
Latest Edition Summer 2008       Released on: 8/20/08

Did You Know That

there was a record 68 million working women in the U.S. in 2007?

In Focus

Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao rings the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Pictured are (L to R): Director of Diversity at American Express, Lybra Clemons; American Express Executive Vice President of Consumer Cards, Larry Sharnack; Wi$e Up curriculum writer, Nancy Granovsky; Vice President of Global Diversity at American Express, Donna Wilson; Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao; Executive VP, Global Corporate Client Group, NYSE Euronext, Noreen Culhane; Generation X employee of the Women's Bureau, Sarah Miller; Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Director, Shinae Chun; and Chair of the New York Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, Lauren Prince. (Photo credit/Ray Girard - Media Photo Group)Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao rings the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. Pictured are (L to R): Director of Diversity at American Express, Lybra Clemons; American Express Executive Vice President of Consumer Cards, Larry Sharnack; Wi$e Up curriculum writer, Nancy Granovsky; Vice President of Global Diversity at American Express, Donna Wilson; Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao; Executive VP, Global Corporate Client Group, NYSE Euronext, Noreen Culhane; Generation X employee of the Women's Bureau, Sarah Miller; Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Director, Shinae Chun; and Chair of the New York Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, Lauren Prince. (Photo credit/Ray Girard - Media Photo Group)


Wi$eUp Teleconference Call
Topic: Dealing with Debt and the Credit Crunch
Date: September 30, 2008
Time: 2:00pm est.



Flexible Work--
Adjusting the When and Where of Your Job

An article by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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The Women’s Bureau serves as a public policy advocate for working women. This entails, in part, providing information and resources to women that will help them to understand their rights in the workplace, and to refer them to the appropriate agencies and organizations for assistance. Click on the topics below to find links to helpful resources.


Sexual Harassment
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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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Disability Discrimination
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