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• US employers’ support for workers’ abortion care leaves serious gaps

  “It is not a direct solution to having these rights being codified at the state or federal level. At the end of the day, someone needing an abortion should not have to go to their employer, who they just have to hope is well-meaning, and it’s very likely that workers in low-wage industries with few workplace protections or benefits, like paid leave, will not have access to this new benefit,” said Asha Banerjee, an economic policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute.

  The Guardian July 15, 2022
• A lack of affordable child care is keeping women out of the workforce

  Valerie Wilson at the Economic Policy Institute points out that child care systems also don’t often accommodate parents who work odd hours. “This is particularly important for low-wage earners, because their scheduling tends to be less consistent,” she said. “For that group, the supply of available child care providers is even more limited.”

  Marketplace July 15, 2022
• Food items to avoid buying if you want to cut your grocery bill
  … to a hot inflation reading,” said Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. (paywall)
  MarketWatch July 15, 2022
• Pay increases are slowing down, but that might be good thing, experts say. Here’s why

  The Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank that researches economic trends and policies, identifies nominal wage growth as “a crucial measure of how far from full recovery the economy remains.”

  Miami Herald July 15, 2022
• FTC Authority To Ban Noncompetes Shaky After EPA Ruling
  The Economic Policy Institutes attempts to explain the difference between the…(paywall).
  Law 360 July 15, 2022
• U.S. inflation rises 9.1% in June, more than economists expected; the highest rate in four decades

  In an NBC News report, Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank, said inflation is hitting low-income families the hardest because so much of their household spending goes to essentials such as food, gas and housing expenses.

  WXII-12 July 15, 2022
• Workers could see average raises of 4.1% in 2023 — the largest pay bump since the Great Recession

  Although the planned raises may be a bit higher than in previous years, they’re still far below the pace of inflation, said Lawrence Mishel, a distinguished fellow at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. As a result, many households will still find their budgets tighter.

  CNBC July 15, 2022
• Nevada’s 2nd services center for child care providers opens

  In Nevada, care for a 4-year-old can cost $754 a month on average. That figure jumps up for infant care, which can cost $951 a month on average, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

  Las Vegas Review-Journal July 15, 2022
• D.C. Minimum Wage Increase Generates Mixed Viewpoints

  David Cooper, the director of Economic Analysis and Research Network at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), said the $16.10 minimum wage has emerged as the highest in the country for a state-level jurisdiction.

  The Washington Informer July 15, 2022
• America has an innovation problem. The H-1B visa backlog is making it worse.

  This model is popular enough that outsourcing companies make up a substantial percentage of all H-1B petitions filed. According to Ron Hira, a research associate with the progressive Economic Policy Institute (EPI), 17 of the top 30 companies by annual H-1B applications are outsourcing firms.

  VOX July 15, 2022