Although a growing number of states have enacted paid sick leave laws, the share of the lowest-wage workers with access to that benefit has nearly doubled from 20% to 39% since 2010, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report.
CPA Practice Advisor
January 5, 2024
New York is one of 22 states getting minimum wage rises in the new year, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute.
Associated Press
January 5, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, on Jan. 1, 22 states will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
January 5, 2024
On Jan. 1, 22 states — including Michigan — will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the increases will provide support to many workers and families in need. Almost one in five workers getting a raise Jan. 1 have incomes below the poverty line. More than a quarter of the affected workers are parents.
Iron Mountain Daily News
January 5, 2024
Minimum-wage workers in 22 states are going to see more money in their paychecks in the new year.
Those increases will affect an estimated 9.9 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which estimates that those bumped wages will add up to an additional $6.95 billion in pay.
NPR
January 5, 2024
In total, an estimated 9.9 million workers will see additional wages thanks to the increased rate, equating to $6.95 billion in wages, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Fast Company
January 5, 2024
Higher minimum wages will go into effect on January 1 across 22 states, giving an economic boost to almost 10 million workers, according to a recent estimate.
The higher baseline wages will deliver almost $7 billion in additional annual wages to about 9.9 million workers, the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute said in a research post on December 21. The increases will boost the baseline pay to at least $16 an hour in three states: California, New York and Washington.
CBS Moneywatch
January 5, 2024
David Cooper and Rachel Greszler talked about the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage.
C-SPAN Washington Journal
January 5, 2024
Teacher salaries are a hot-button issue, with the field experiencing well-documented wage gaps. According to an Economic Policy Institute report, teachers made 26.4% less than other similarly educated professions in 2022 — the lowest level since 1960.
Stacker
January 4, 2024
Six of those states—California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Washington—now have a minimum wage that reaches or surpasses $15. The increases should disproportionately benefit Black, Hispanic, and female workers who make up more than half of the workers receiving pay bumps, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute.
Mother Jones
January 3, 2024
More than 20 states rang in the New Year by raising the minimum wage. The highest minimum wages are in the $16 to $17 range.
“And, according to our analysis, that is going to increase wages for almost 10 million workers,” said Sebastian Martinez Hickey, who tracks the minimum wage at the Economic Policy Institute.
He says more than half the workers getting a minimum wage hike are women. About 11% are Black, and more than a third are Hispanic.
Marketplace
January 3, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank, says Michigan is one of 22 states boosting its minimum wage in 2024. The EPI also says mandatory minimum wage increases will not affect most workers because employers are paying more than that in a tight labor market.
WGVU (Michigan)
January 3, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, about 6 in 10 workers who will benefit from higher mandated pay are women.
CBS Minnesota
January 3, 2024
The change will directly increase the pay of an estimated 150,700 Ohioans who currently receive less than $10.45 per hour, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington, D.C., think tank.
Tribune News Service
January 3, 2024
On Jan. 1, 22 states will bump up their minimum wage, according to a report from the Washington, D.C. think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The increases come by way of ballot measure, legislation and inflation adjustment measures, and are expected to add anywhere from $216 to $1,380 to the annual earnings of almost 10 million workers.
Money Magazine
January 3, 2024
Business Insider
January 3, 2024
Almost half of the 17.6 million people making less than $15 an hour live in those 20 states, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Newser
January 3, 2024
9.9 million: The number of Americans who will get a pay raise on New Years Day, when the minimum wage in 22 states increases. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute estimates that those wage hikes will mean workers earn an additional $6.95 billion in the coming year. (The Hill)
Pluribus News
January 3, 2024
“These increases will also bring important benefits to working families. More than a quarter (25.8%) of affected workers are parents, or more than 2.5 million people. In total, 5.6 million children live in households where an individual will receive a minimum wage increase,” – Economic Policy Institute.
KIKN
January 3, 2024
Starting on Jan. 1, the pay increases will raise the wages for 9.9 million employees, and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) projects that the boost in pay will add up to an extra $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.
FOX 32
January 3, 2024
A new year will bring more pay for millions of Americans, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
On New Year’s Day, 22 states will raise their minimum wage, giving nearly 9.9 million Americans a pay raise. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from the increases.
The Hill
January 3, 2024
The minimum wage increase will affect 9.9 million workers, according to an Economic Policy Institute report. The increase will equate to just under $7 billion.
The Messenger
January 3, 2024
New York is one of 22 states getting minimum wage rises in the new year, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute.
Associated Press
January 3, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, on Jan. 1, 22 states will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
January 3, 2024
On Jan. 1, 22 states — including Michigan — will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the increases will provide support to many workers and families in need. Almost one in five workers getting a raise Jan. 1 have incomes below the poverty line. More than a quarter of the affected workers are parents.
Iron Mountain Daily News
January 3, 2024
Minimum-wage workers in 22 states are going to see more money in their paychecks in the new year.
Those increases will affect an estimated 9.9 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which estimates that those bumped wages will add up to an additional $6.95 billion in pay.
NPR
January 3, 2024
In total, an estimated 9.9 million workers will see additional wages thanks to the increased rate, equating to $6.95 billion in wages, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Fast Company
January 3, 2024
Higher minimum wages will go into effect on January 1 across 22 states, giving an economic boost to almost 10 million workers, according to a recent estimate.
The higher baseline wages will deliver almost $7 billion in additional annual wages to about 9.9 million workers, the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute said in a research post on December 21. The increases will boost the baseline pay to at least $16 an hour in three states: California, New York and Washington.
CBS Moneywatch
January 3, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute found that Black workers are disproportionately disadvantaged in the labor markets. Though differences between education and skills are often used to explain the 2-to-1 disparity in unemployment, Black Americans have made substantial gains in high school and college completion over the last 45 years, yet the employment gap has not changed. Black workers also earn 24.4% less per hour than the typical white worker.
Diversity Global Magazine
December 21, 2023