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Much of the current research on income reveals it as the primary driver for racial wealth disparities. At the same time, focusing on income, specifically minimum wage legislation, has the rhetorical “benefit” of not singling out any particular demographic disproportionately targeting earners of color. Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 would increase the incomes of all black workers by 38.1 percent, and white workers by 23.2 percent, according to the Economic Policy Institute. This increase should also result in a corresponding decrease in dependence on any government sponsored means-tested programs, and so should theoretically appeal to conservatives looking to reduce the size of government.
The Root March 5, 2020 -
And far too many women can’t even take their cases to court in the first place. Courts have upheld forced arbitration, which can shield big corporations who legally bar workers from suing over harassment and discrimination. These clauses are frequently paired with nondisclosure agreements silencing employees from speaking out about discrimination, like the ones Mike Bloomberg and his company have used to prevent his employees from going public.* A report from the Economic Policy Institute found that over 60 million American workers — disproportionately women and people of color — can’t hold their boss accountable for illegal treatment as a result of forced arbitration. I’ve committed to ending forced arbitration and taking on sexual harassment — but we also need a fair and impartial judiciary that won’t roll back women’s rights.
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Meanwhile, at the state level, among the ten most populous states, Pennsylvania is among the worst when it comes to the severity of wage theft. In Pennsylvania and Texas, the average victim of a minimum wage violation is cheated out of over 30 percent of earned pay, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute. Under Pennsylvania’s wage theft law, a worker is only entitled to a maximum of $500 or 25 percent of the wages owed, whichever is greater. The law also states that the potential criminal penalty to an employer is a maximum fine of $300 and up to 90 days imprisonment.
Next City March 5, 2020 -
This week we discuss the issue of childcare costs in Wisconsin. According to the economic policy institute the average cost for infant care in our state is 12-thousand-567 dollars a year. That is about $1,047 a month.
We are Greenbay March 5, 2020 -
Back in January, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) unveiled a new report finding that lopsided trade with China has cost 3.7 million U.S. jobs since 2001, with three-fourths of those jobs in manufacturing.
EPI researchers Robert E. Scott and Zane Mokhiber also found that wages have taken a big hit because of China’s unfair trade practices, with $37 billion wages lost every year between 2001 and 2011.
Alliance for American Manufacturing March 5, 2020 -
Aunque las compañías privadas ofrecen un promedio de ocho días por año, solo el 30% de los trabajadores con sueldos más bajos pueden tener días por enfermedad, según el Economic Policy Institute.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel March 5, 2020 -
Richard Rothstein was a guest.
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NPR March 5, 2020 -
Not only are highly educated women still getting paid less than men, but the equity pay gap is widening for women of color in the workforce, reports the Economic Policy Institute.
Diversity Woman March 4, 2020