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Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, pictured in 2015, says, "If you get hurt on [the] job, you still should be able to put food on the table, and these laws are really undermining that basic bargain." (Molly Riley/AP)
![Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, pictured in 2015, says, "If you get hurt on [the] job, you still should be able to put food on the table, and these laws are really undermining that basic bargain." (Molly Riley/AP)](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2016/03/25/perez_custom-4ce34d059aa02a30339fb9d81c78d06b56018298.jpg?s=5)