Economist Robert Scott weighs in on the possibility of a recession. (Also on YouTube)
The Hill
September 6, 2019
The Economic Policy Institute described Scalia as a “deregulatory wrecking ball,” citing reports that the Trump administration was irked at ousted Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta for not reversing Obama-era regulations aggressively enough. The department is now developing rules to lower how much money salaried employees can make before they can be denied overtime pay, and to limit when a business that hires temporary workers or has franchises can be considered a “joint employer” responsible for working conditions.
LaborPress.org
September 6, 2019
According to the Economic Policy Institute, Uber drivers make on average $9.21 per hour.
Forbes
September 6, 2019
Legal actions aside, the film speaks to political issues that Democrats want to address, said Lawrence Mishel, former president of the Economic Policy Institute and a current fellow at the think tank, which was founded to focus on the needs of low- and middle-income workers.
Bloomberg
September 6, 2019
Between the years 2009 and 2015, the earnings of those in the top 1 percent increased by nearly 34 percent, according to the Economic Policy Institute, while the earnings of the remaining 99 percent grew at only 10.3 percent. This has widened income inequality in the nation, according to the institute.
Palmetto Business Daily
September 6, 2019
A recent Economic Policy Institute Study titled “CEO Compensation Has Grown 940% since 1978” is a Labor Day lament for American workers whose wages during the same period have only increased a meager 12%. EPI’s analysis found that this exorbitant, unconscionable earnings differential is the major income inequality contributor, and has persisted through equally indifferent Democrat and Republican administrations.
Progressives for Immigration Reform
September 6, 2019
“The share of workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement dropped from 27% to 11.7% between 1979 and 2018, meaning the union coverage rate is now less than half where it was 40 years ago,” Shierholz said in a blog post she wrote as part of a series on Labor Day for the Economic Policy Institute.
Healthcare Dive
September 6, 2019
In fact, a study by The Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy forecasts a major spike in corporations imposing forced arbitration on employees as a result of the changed legal climate. More than half of private-sector, non-union workers are subject to such agreements now — up from less than 8% in 1994. The study predicts that number will surge to more than 80% by 2024. And this will likely disproportionately impact women and African-American workers since forced arbitration is more common in industries dominated by women and African-American employees — further perpetuating economic injustice in these communities.
CNN
September 6, 2019
That executive pay growth is outpacing worker pay growth is not unique to K-12 education. In 2017, CEOs in America’s largest firms made 271 times the annual average pay of the typical worker, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute.
The State
September 6, 2019
Teachers, based on education and experience, are some of the lowest-paid professionals. In 2017, female teachers received 15.1 percent less in pay than other comparable female professionals; male teachers were paid 26.8 percent less than their male peers in the same year, according to a study by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute. When will the bleeding stop? It needs to stop now. As Dunsmore’s suggested cuts would leave positions open when people retire or resign, the number of students will not decrease. Their required education and school services will have to be met by fewer people forced to do more. Thus, students are negatively affected, along with the overworked teachers and school staffs.
News-Argus
September 6, 2019