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FILE - In this Thursday, May 30, 2013, file photo, a job seeker stops at a table offering resume critiques during a job fair held in Atlanta. On Friday, July 21, 2017, the Labor Department reports on state unemployment rates for June. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump greets workers during a visit to the Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis. More than 300 Carrier Corp. workers were being laid off Thursday, July 20, 2017, from the company's Indianapolis factory as part of an outsourcing of jobs to Mexico that drew criticism last year from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks about education at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 file photo, Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace navigator Leticia Chaw, right, helps gather information for Jennifer Sanchez to re-enroll in a health insurance plan in Houston. Shoppers will have fewer places to turn for help signing up for coverage on the ACA's insurance exchanges with the announcement in July 2017 that President Donald Trump's administration ended contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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In this Friday, July 14, 2017, photo, Geniuslink employees Joey White, left, Meg Dowaliby, Rye Loken, second right, and co-owner Jesse Pasichnyk wait to put in their order while out on a regular company lunch, in Seattle. Employees of the software maker have perks that include canine companions, Bose noise-canceling headphones, soccer tickets, Amazon gift cards and daily lunches at nearby restaurants. Small and medium-sized companies offer enviable and sometimes quirky perks and benefits so they can attract and keep top workers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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In this Friday, July 14, 2017, photo, Jack, belonging to Geniuslink co-owner Jesse Lakes, rests near workers in the office in Seattle, where employees' perks include canine companions, Bose noise-canceling headphones, soccer tickets, Amazon gift cards and daily lunches at nearby restaurants. Small and medium-sized companies offer enviable and sometimes quirky perks and benefits so they can attract and keep top workers. Many owners also provide the extras because they want staffers to have a humane, rewarding, even fun work environment. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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In this Friday, July 14, 2017, photo, Jack, belonging to Geniuslink co-owner Jesse Lakes, roams the office in Seattle, where employees' perks include canine companions, Bose noise-canceling headphones, soccer tickets, Amazon gift cards and daily lunches at nearby restaurants. Small and medium-sized companies offer enviable and sometimes quirky perks and benefits so they can attract and keep top workers. Many owners also provide the extras because they want staffers to have a humane, rewarding, even fun work environment. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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In this Friday, July 14, 2017, photo, Meg Dowaliby, along with her colleagues behind, wears Bose noise-canceling headphones, a perk of her job, as she works at her computer at Geniuslink in Seattle. Small and medium-sized companies offer enviable and sometimes quirky perks and benefits so they can attract and keep top workers. Many owners also provide the extras because they want staffers to have a humane, rewarding, even fun work environment. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Unionized Connecticut state employees gather Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Hartford, Conn., to announce they ratified labor concessions that would save the state about $1.5 billion over two years if approved by the General Assembly. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)
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Illustration on the fallacious 1992 report claiming a 19 percent minimum wage increase in New Jersey raised the rate of fast food employment in that state by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this June 3, 2013 file photo, Nevada Sen. Greg Brower, R-Reno, speaks during Senate floor debate on the final day of the 77th Legislative session at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined earlier in 2017 that a former female prosecutor was subjected to sex discrimination and retaliation while Brower was in charge of the U.S. attorney’s office in Nevada. Brower is currently the FBI’s top liaison with Congress during its investigation in Russian election meddling.(AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo chairs a plenary session entitled "The Workforce of Tomorrow" on the third day of the National Governors Association's meeting Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin addresses a plenary session entitled "The Workforce of Tomorrow" on the third day of the National Governors Association's meeting Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin and South Dakota Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard, left, laugh as Fallin addresses a plenary session entitled "The Workforce of Tomorrow" on the third day of the National Governors Association's meeting Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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FILE - This Oct. 3, 2013 file photo shows The Salk Institute, above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. Vicki Lundblad and Katherine Jones, a pair of top scientists at the renowned research center has sued their employer in July 2017, alleging that they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi,File)
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In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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In a Friday, June 2, 2017 photo, peopel watch as goats from the landscaping company Munchers on Hooves graze on leaves and weeds near the Sindecuse Health Center on Western Michigan University's campus in Kalamazoo, Mich. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local union has filed a grievance in response to Western Michigan University’s hiring of goats to clear 15 woodland acres on campus. (Carly Geraci/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP)
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In a Friday, June 2, 2017 photo, goats from the landscaping company Munchers on Hooves graze on leaves and weeds near the Sindecuse Health Center on Western Michigan University's campus. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local union has filed a grievance in response to Western Michigan University’s hiring of goats to clear 15 woodland acres on campus. (Carly Geraci/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP)
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In a Friday, June 2, 2017 photo, goats from the landscaping company Munchers on Hooves graze on leaves and weeds near the Sindecuse Health Center on Western Michigan University's campus. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local union has filed a grievance in response to Western Michigan University’s hiring of goats to clear 15 woodland acres on campus. (Carly Geraci | Mlive.com)/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP)
