Armed with such information about the man, social workers did periodically act.

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Sometimes the social workers were told to act as though the money was coming out of their own pocket.

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It is as much the Children Act as fashion that encourages social workers to keep unpromising families together.

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The 1935 Social Security Act and minimum wage laws excluded domestic workers and agriculture workers, a compromise to get Southern legislators to vote in favor of both bills, because 60% of both industries were African-Americans.

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