Support WBURLabor Secretary Calls Workers' Comp Opt-Out Plans A 'Pathway To Poverty'Howard BerkesMarch 25, 2016 ShareLabor 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." (AP)
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