According to the Economic Policy Institute, men make up 77% of employment in construction and manufacturing sectors, while women make up 77% of employment in education and healthcare sectors. When looking at the growth rate of these industries, construction and manufacturing added 356,000 jobs to the economy between 2018 and 2019. Meanwhile, education and healthcare added 603,000 jobs to the economy during the same time period.
CNBC
January 15, 2020
Adjusted for inflation, Biden’s $42,500 salary as a senator in 1972 would be almost $260,000 in today’s dollars. Meanwhile, the average cost of child care in Delaware currently ranges from nearly $9,000 to $11,000 per year, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Washington Post
January 15, 2020
La nueva regulación, que entra en vigor el 16 de marzo es vista con muchas reticencias por expertos progresistas. Desde la EPI, Economic Policy Institute, se ve como un incentivo para que las corporaciones subcontraten tareas y empleo de tal manera que escapen las regulaciones de la Ley de Estándares Justos de Trabajo. Esta organización calcula que este cambio pueda costar a los trabajadores más de $1,000 millones anuales no solo por los efectos de la subcontratación sino también por los robos de salarios.
El Diaro
January 15, 2020
However, groups like the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-labor think tank, have argued since the potential rule change was announced last April that it will make it “nearly impossible” for workers to ensure their employers uphold the Fair Labor Standards Act and “will completely take away the ability of workers to recover unpaid wages from firms who use undercapitalized contractors in their work,” the group said in an open letter sent to the DOL in June.
Entrepreneur
January 15, 2020
In Illinois, the average teacher spends $439, according to an Economic Policy Institute study.
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
January 14, 2020
Esta situación coincide con las graduales subidas de salarios mínimos en estados y ciudades. De acuerdo con el Economic Policy Institute (EPI), un centro de estudios de posición progresista que tiene una base de datos sobre ello, el salario mínimo se ha aumentado por encima del federal (que es de $7.25 la hora) en 29 estados y 44 localidades desde 2014.
La Opinion
January 14, 2020
On top of gyms turning into zoos, New Year’s Day marked higher minimum wages in 22 states.
- That means a raise for 6.8 million people across the U.S, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Morning Brew
January 14, 2020
According to a 2015 report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the employee’s chances of winning drops significantly as the number of employer appearances in front of the same arbitrator increases.
The EPI study also points out that the win rate for employees in arbitration against their company is significantly lower than the win rate in federal and state courts.
WITI 30
January 14, 2020
However, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in Washington, D.C. has painted the city at the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers in a less flattering light.
According to the EPI, the “Glenwood Springs metro area” — defined as the region from Glenwood Springs to Aspen — ranks as the most unequal metro area in the state with respect to income inequality.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
January 14, 2020
“This rule creates an incentive for large corporations to outsource work to staffing companies or subcontractors and escape responsibility,” Heidi Shierholz and Margaret Poydock of the Economic Policy Institute said in a statement Jan. 13.
The Guardian
January 14, 2020