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• Three Ways For HR To Commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month This Year

  According to the Economic Policy Institute, we have work to do as we strive for equitable compensation at work here in the United States. Organizations should ensure that they conduct regular pay equity reviews and make adjustments when inequitable situations are discovered. Additionally, recruiting and hiring policies and procedures should be reviewed as potential sources of pay inequity.

  Forbes October 1, 2020
• The $3,806 Monthly Cost Of Living In McHenry County Is The Highest In Illinois

  The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator was used to determine the local cost of living, which includes housing, food, health care, transportation and other necessities. In many of the locations identified, housing costs can account for more than 30 percent of these expenses.

  Patch October 1, 2020
• Trump administration move could slash wages for over 200,000 farm workers

  Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the center-left Economic Policy Institute, told Business Insider that “scrapping the survey before it’s completed for the year gives them the excuse to use another data source for 2021 and beyond.” And that, in practice, would mean reducing what are already some of the lowest wages in any sector, at a time when these workers are risking their health not only during a pandemic but an extended wildfire season that led the West Coast to experience some of the worst air quality in the world.

  “The justification has never been better for higher rates,” Costa said. “And when you consider the billions and billions that farmers have gotten in government subsidies and aid, even just this year, it’s pretty hard to argue that they can’t afford to pay a decent living wage.”

  Business Insider October 1, 2020
• Wave of 1000 strikes ripples across the US as crisis bites

  While black workers comprise 11.9 per cent of all workers in the US, they make up 17 per cent of front-line workers “forcing them to risk their own and their families’ health to earn a living,” according to the Economic Policy Institute, another left-leaning research organisation.

  The Sydney Morning Herald October 1, 2020
• What’s in the new stimulus package proposed by the Democrats?

  The new bill proposes that the extra $600 unemployment benefits would return to those millions of Americans out of work. The extra payments would be retroactive from Sept. 6 and continue through Jan. 31, offering more than four months of additional jobless aid to millions of families. The nation’s unemployment rate has greatly improved since the coronavirus led to a soaring rate of 14.7% in April, according to CBS News. The unemployment rate was back down to about 8.4% in August, with more than 21 million Americans remaining jobless, according to an estimate from the Economic Policy Institute.

  Atlanta Journal Constitution October 1, 2020
• Where’s the safety net for laid-off workers?

  Sullivan said current data is already showing that many families are struggling to get enough to eat, much less pay their bills. Heidi Shierholz at the Economic Policy Institute said it’s ultimately up to Congress to step in and help.

  Marketplace October 1, 2020
• Women of Color: The Path to Equity in the Public Sector

  ⁶ Cooper, David. “The Public-Sector Jobs Crisis: Women and African Americans Hit Hardest by Job Losses in State and Local Governments.” Economic Policy Institute, 2012, www.epi.org/publication/bp339-public-sector-jobs-crisis/.

  ICMA October 1, 2020
• Report: “50 reasons the Trump administration is bad for workers”

  These are just three of the 50 reasons the Trump administration is bad for workers, according to a recent report published by the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy discussions.

  The Progressive Pulse October 1, 2020
• BEGiN Raises $50M From LEGO, Sesame and Gymboree to Scale Early Education Services

  As a result, parents often chip in—to the tune of $42 billion a year, per a recent estimate from the Economic Policy Institute.

  EdSurge October 1, 2020
• Childcare crisis during pandemic will set women back in the workplace, experts say

  In the U.S., parents spend about $42 billion per year on early care and education, while public spending, a mix of federal, state and local government money, is about $34 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.

  ABC News October 1, 2020