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U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez waves after being awarded with an honorary degree during commencement services on the campus of Brown University, Sunday, May 25, 2014, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ** FILE **

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This April 24, 2014, shows Ithaca, N.Y. Mayor Svante Myrick, 27, has pushed for business-friendly zoning changes meant to enable denser development and more much-needed housing. The college-rich city regularly posts the state’s lowest unemployment rate and has seen population gains and new high-tech jobs supported by incubators and venture capitalists. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with an employee of Valois Cafeteria in Chicago, Friday, May 23, 2014, as he gets breakfast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Employees Kim Phillips and Linda Orist (left to right) work to repair screening that was still weighed down by hail on Thursday morning, May 22, 2014. The Summerland Garden garden center had just gotten all their plants for their biggest sales weekend of the Summer, Memorial Day Weekend. The hail storm on Wednesday May 21, 2014 destroyed most of their plants that were going to be for sale. They're hoping to be open tomorrow to sell what they can. Since yesterday, owners and employees of the store have been working to repair the damage. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)

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Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia, standing, and Sen. Bob Kostelka, R-Monroe, seated, listen to debate on a bill changing how workers compensation benefits are calculated for professional athletes, Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The Senate labor committee narrowly voted to advance the bill pushed by New Orleans Saints NFL football team owner Tom Benson. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)