Press releases and announcements

EPI applauds House’s passage of the FAIR Act
September 20, 2019

Uber drivers are not independent contractors: NLRB’s General Counsel erroneously misclassifies these gig economy workers
September 20, 2019

Income growth slows significantly again in 2018
September 10, 2019

U.S. job growth weaker in 2019
September 6, 2019

Media advisory: EPI experts to discuss Census income and poverty data release
September 4, 2019

New series of essays highlights six ways the economy still isn’t delivering for working people
August 27, 2019

EPI President Thea Lee joins Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Affirming American Leadership
August 20, 2019

CEO compensation kept surging in 2018: The ratio of CEO-to-worker compensation was 278-to-1
August 14, 2019

Job growth stays solid but wages disappoint—again
August 2, 2019

EPI welcomes Fed rate cut
July 31, 2019

New report reveals the employers using the State Department’s J-1 Summer Work Travel Program: Non-public data show program can be used as a source of cheap, exploitable labor
July 30, 2019

Media Advisory: Press call to discuss new report revealing employer misuse of the State Department’s J-1 Summer Work Travel Program
July 29, 2019

Investment spending crumbles in second quarter
July 26, 2019

EPI strongly opposes DOL proposal that would privatize the federal Employment Service and likely reduce services for unemployed workers
July 25, 2019

EPI releases interactive data map highlighting widespread benefits from raising the federal minimum wage—in every congressional district
July 25, 2019

A values-based model budget for early care and education: California plan would provide high-quality child care for millions of children by supporting teachers
July 23, 2019

Statement on Trump DOL nominee
July 19, 2019

EPI applauds House passage of the Raise the Wage Act
July 18, 2019

EPI President writes letter supporting Senator Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Stop Wall Street Looting Act’
July 18, 2019

EPI’s ‘Budget for Shared Prosperity’ would raise revenue and increase government spending to fund single-payer health care, infrastructure, and education
July 18, 2019

Congress should pass the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 to strengthen the ACA
July 17, 2019

EPI president testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the future of the American Dream
July 17, 2019

There’s ample room to improve professional development offered to teachers, despite a solid foundation
July 17, 2019

CBO report shows broad benefits from higher minimum wage
July 8, 2019

Media Advisory: Heidi Shierholz joins press call to discuss CBO report on minimum wage at 3 p.m. Eastern
July 8, 2019

Jobs rebound in June points to ongoing recovery
July 5, 2019

The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act would provide public service workers the national right to join in union
June 26, 2019

EPI submits comments to the Department of Labor opposing its proposed joint-employer rule: Proposed rule would cost workers more than $1 billion in wages annually
June 25, 2019

Media advisory: Paul Krugman, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky to keynote Taxing the (Very) Rich conference: Tax policy experts, activists, advocates, organizers, and elected officials will be make the case for taxing the ultra-wealthy
June 18, 2019

Jhacova Williams joins the Economic Policy Institute as PREE economist
June 17, 2019

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