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Tom Letson
Tom Letson
stated on May 16, 2013 an emailed news release
Says Gov. John Kasich implied that a portion of workers’ compensation rebates to employers "should be directed back to him in the form of campaign cash."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • June 7, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference"
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2013 a speech
The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 24, 2013
stated on May 10, 2013 an interview
A state report’s "projection is that approximately half of public employees" would live outside municipal boundaries in a decade if the state bans local residency requirements.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 19, 2013
Family Forward Oregon
Family Forward Oregon
stated on May 8, 2013 a flier
Says paid family leave is "a program that is standard in all but five nations around the world."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • May 18, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 a TV interview.
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
Ron Maag
Ron Maag
stated on May 1, 2013 news report
Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 7, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 5, 2013 a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work,  the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
stated on May 5, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on April 30, 2013 a fundraising email
"Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 6, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 a campaign speech
"Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • May 3, 2013
Texas State Employees Union
Texas State Employees Union
stated on April 1, 2013 an organization web page.
"Most state employees did not receive any pay raise from 2009 to 2012."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 29, 2013
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on April 9, 2013 a Facebook posting
"Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • April 24, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 8, 2013 a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day
"Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 18, 2013
Melvin Sickler
Melvin Sickler
stated on March 14, 2013 a U.S. Senate hearing
Says Oregon’s high minimum wage is the reason why "by 2011, Oregon's restaurants employed an average of only 13.8 workers, or 2.6 fewer employees than they did before the state's minimum wage began rising above the federal level in 1997."
False
By Christian Gaston • April 13, 2013
Progress Ohio
Progress Ohio
stated on March 26, 2013 a fundraising email
"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
True
By Tom Feran • April 2, 2013
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on January 22, 2013 a letter to Portlanders
Says "PPS employees have paid their own PERS contributions for many years."
True
By Janie Har • March 26, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech at CPAC
"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2013
Jeff Tittel
Jeff Tittel
stated on March 2, 2013 an op-ed column on NJ.com
"DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 17, 2013
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 7, 2013 a news conference
"More than 64 percent of minimum-wage earners are women."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 13, 2013
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