Press releases and announcements
New report finds a record-low number of federal wage and hour investigations of farms in 2022
August 22, 2023
New fact sheet shows that unions support a more equitable economy
July 31, 2023
A growing number of states are passing the CROWN Act to ban hair-based discrimination
July 26, 2023
EPI praises the confirmation of Jared Bernstein as Biden’s top economic adviser
June 13, 2023
New report documents innovative community enforcement programs to fight wage theft
June 8, 2023
New report finds that roughly half of older workers have difficult jobs
May 17, 2023
Nearly 100 organizations urge Senate HELP Committee to advance Julie Su’s nomination as Secretary of Labor
April 19, 2023
New report finds the lowest-paid workers have seen historically fast wage growth since 2019
March 23, 2023
With child labor violations on the rise, new report shows that child labor laws are under attack in states across the country
March 14, 2023
EPI praises the nomination of Julie Su as Secretary of Labor
March 1, 2023
EPI applauds the reintroduction of the PRO Act
February 28, 2023
New report reveals extent of tech companies’ state-by-state agenda to unravel workers’ rights
February 23, 2023
Major strike activity increased nearly 50% in 2022
February 22, 2023
New policy memo makes the economic case for expanding the scope of reconciliation
January 30, 2023
New analysis estimates the economic costs of misclassifying workers as independent contractors
January 25, 2023
Unionization increased by 200,000 in 2022: Tens of millions more wanted to join a union, but couldn’t
January 19, 2023
New report explores connection between abortion access and economic security
January 18, 2023
Inequality continued to rise in 2021: The top 1% now hold a record share of total earnings while the bottom 90% lose ground
December 21, 2022
New report finds that immigration enforcement is funded at much higher levels than labor standards enforcement—and the gap is widening
December 15, 2022
Worker democracy is at risk if Congress does not increase NLRB funding
December 14, 2022
New report shows the national teacher shortage has only gotten worse since the pandemic
December 6, 2022
Domestic workers are underpaid and more likely to live in poverty
November 22, 2022
A broken U.S. retirement system has stranded vulnerable older workers
November 16, 2022
CEO pay rose more than 11% in 2021: CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021—an all-time record
October 4, 2022
Wage theft in H-2B industries nears $2 billion as visa program grows
August 18, 2022
The teacher pay penalty hit a new high in 2021
August 16, 2022
EPI applauds Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
August 7, 2022