Insights and Perspectives

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On Presidents’ Day, we traditionally celebrate the importance of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays, two heads of state that greatly impacted American history. But, this calendar observance is also a chance to reflect on how a few commanders-in-chief left noteworthy marks on the workforce during their tenures in office.

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The Wagner-Peyser Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the Wagner Unemployment Bill, essentially creating the what we know today as the "labor exchange."