Before Trump nominated her to replace labor champion Jennifer Abruzzo as general counsel of the NLRB, Carey was a partner at Morgan Lewis, one of the biggest management-side law firms in the country. The Economic Policy Institute noted following Carey’s Senate confirmation last year that Morgan Lewis “represents corporations known for violating workers’ rights, including Amazon, SpaceX, Apple, and Tesla.”
“Morgan Lewis is also pursuing the legal challenge that the NLRB is unconstitutional, despite several former NLRB members being employed at the firm,” EPI noted. (Amazon has also argued in court that the labor board is unconstitutional.)
Common Dreams
April 13, 2026
Behind those dueling totals is a wonky but important distinction. Economic researchers separate the workers currently paid below the proposed new minimum, the “direct” beneficiaries, from workers who earn just above that level and may get smaller raises when employers adjust their overall pay ladders.
That split is central to the minimum wage simulation model used by the Economic Policy Institute, which underpins many state-level estimates. Depending on whether analysts count only those sub-$15 paychecks or also include the wider band of likely follow-on raises, the story about how many people are affected looks very different.
Hoodline
April 13, 2026
For tourism and development leaders, the latest Economic Policy Institute statistics provide proof of what they’ve been telling potential…[paywall].
Grand Forks Herald (Minnesota)
April 13, 2026
More progressive think tanks, including Brookings and the Economic Policy Institute, argue that without coordinated action, the middle class will continue to erode, making affordability less about choices than about structural barriers.
Investopedia
April 13, 2026
In 2025, Black women’s employment rate fell by 1.4 percentage points to 55.7%, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
WJLA
April 13, 2026
To close followers of visa policy debate in Washington, it’s clear that Harris is “the ringleader” of the push to expand the pool of temporary foreign workers, said Daniel Costa, a director at the Economic Policy Institute, a group that is critical of the way workers are treated under the H-2B program.
While Harris’ stance is not “a paradox,” Costa said in an interview, it’s certainly in conflict with the MAGA vision of top Trump advisers, including Stephen Miller. Harris’ lobbying effort is reminiscent of the “fracture in the Republican coalition” last year when Elon Musk pressed the president to boost a separate visa program for high-skilled workers against the guidance of other close Trump allies, he added.
Politico
April 13, 2026
Policy Matters Ohio recommends the state increase the minimum wage one dollar each year until reaching $15 per hour in 2030. More than a dozen states and Washington, D.C. have minimum wages of $15.
Economic Policy Institute modeling shows 616,700 Ohio workers would get a raise due to a state minimum wage increase of $15 an hour by 2030, according to the report.
Ohio Capital Journal
April 13, 2026
The financial pressure students feel locally mirrors broader economic trends. Inflation has cooled compared to its 2022 peak, according to the Economic Policy Institute, but wage growth for entry-level workers has not kept pace with the cost of living, particularly in housing.
WUFT public radio
April 13, 2026
Today the pattern is everywhere. CEO-to-worker compensation has gone from 21-to-1 in 1965 to 281-to-1 in 2024, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Bloomberg
April 13, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank focused on economic issues, the average cost of childcare in the state of California was nearly $22,000 per year. In states with a lower cost of living such as Alabama, it was nearly $8,000.
Al Jazeera
April 13, 2026