If Congress decides to reinstate a federal unemployment benefit bonus — in any amount — it will likely take two to four weeks for payments to flow to states and then recipients, according to the Economic Policy Institute. So far, the proposal has been introduced only in the Senate. Democratic congressional leaders are currently negotiating with the GOP on the particulars of the plan.
CNET
August 13, 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute, despite progress in other areas, Black unemployment and incarceration rates worsened, while Black homeownership remained the same during the 50 years following the Civil Rights Act of 1968. With today’s heightened focus on racial inequities, racial justice investing initiatives are likely to continue to proliferate. As policymakers and other stakeholders work to advance racial equity in the decades ahead, racial justice investing remains an area to watch.
Forbes
August 13, 2020
“These are solid middle-class jobs, and they have been for quite a while,” said Monique Morrissey, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. She said these union career jobs have historically provided more opportunities for veterans and Black workers, who are overrepresented among the Postal Service workforce.
Marketplace
August 13, 2020
Data suggests that not enough teaching jobs have been created to keep up with growing student enrollment as the population increases. A report from the Economic Policy Institute found the country lost 60,000 jobs in education after the Great Recession of 2008, and state and local education lost 1 million jobs between February and May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Business Insider
August 13, 2020
Few low-wage workers can do their jobs from home. Only 9.2% of the bottom fourth of workers can work from home compared with 61.5% of those in the top quarter, an Economic Policy Institute analysis found.
Salon
August 13, 2020
Alva said that while he was driving with Lyft, he paid $35 for gas refills every two days, paid $1,200 a month for car maintenance, and last year spent between $1,000 and $1,500 on fixing flat tires. According to a 2018 study from the Economic Policy Institute, Uber drivers earned roughly $9.21 an hour after paying and vehicle expenses and commission fees to Uber.
48 hills
August 13, 2020
If Congress decides to reinstate a federal unemployment benefit bonus — in any amount — it will likely take two to four weeks for payments to flow to states and then recipients, according to the Economic Policy Institute. So far, the proposal has been introduced only in the Senate. Democratic congressional leaders are currently negotiating with the GOP on the particulars of the plan.
CNET
August 13, 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute, despite progress in other areas, Black unemployment and incarceration rates worsened, while Black homeownership remained the same during the 50 years following the Civil Rights Act of 1968. With today’s heightened focus on racial inequities, racial justice investing initiatives are likely to continue to proliferate. As policymakers and other stakeholders work to advance racial equity in the decades ahead, racial justice investing remains an area to watch.
Forbes
August 13, 2020