Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, which prohibits arbitrary discrimination against women in the payment of wages.

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There are echoes of the 1996 election, when Boris Yeltsin's campaign was marked by a nationwide tour which saw him respond to complaints about non-payment of wages by making some back payments and giving promises of full settlement.

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He failed to turn up for a meeting last week with Dundee, who have now ended the payment of his wages.

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Indeed, the authors write about Henry Ford and his payment of above market wages to Ford employees.

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The team, whose riders include former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich, had their licence overturned due to the non-payment of riders' wages.

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