Observing that the state’s unemployment is under 4%, she suggested higher pay will help businesses keep well-performing workers rather than bear the expense of training new ones. She cited a review of minimum-wage studies by the labor union-backed Economic Policy Institute finding wage-floor hikes don’t lead to layoffs.
Delaware Live
January 8, 2025
Though the sizes of these hourly wage bumps differ significantly, they’ll collectively put an additional $5.7 billion into the pockets of 9.2 million working people, according to the progressive Economic Policy Institute (EPI) think tank.
Inc.
January 8, 2025
A report published Friday by the progressive-leaning think tank the Economic Policy Institute found that federal, state, and local efforts were able to recover more than $1.5 billion in stolen wages between 2021 and 2023.
Common Dreams
January 8, 2025
The minimum wage increased this month in both Denver and the state of Colorado.
Why it matters: An estimated 260,800 local employees will benefit from the pay bumps directly and indirectly, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Axios Denver
January 8, 2025
Why it matters: The increases lift the pay of more than 9.2 million people, per the Economic Policy Institute’s tally.
- Millions more will benefit. When the wage floor rises, that means pay goes up for other workers at the bottom of the income ladder, too.
Axios
January 8, 2025
According to an Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report, California, Colorado, and Washington State are leading the charge when it comes to widely upping minimum wage. “29 cities and counties in California will increase their minimum wages in January, with every locality that is raising their wage reaching at least $17 an hour except in Oakland,” the report states.
Fast Company
January 8, 2025
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly in April to join the United Auto Workers, a landmark win for labor organizing in the South. The region has suffered deeply because of its low-road, anti-union economic model. Seven out of ten states with the highest levels of poverty are in the South, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Inequality.org
January 8, 2025
Currently there 20 states with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, either because the state’s minimum wage is $7.25 or below, or there is no state-mandated minimum wage, so the federal dollar amount applies, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Common Dreams
January 8, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute estimates the increases will affect 9 million Americans. Nearly 70% of the workers live in households below the poverty line. One-third of the employees live in a state with at least a $15 per hour minimum.
Straight Arrow News
January 8, 2025
Later in 2025, a handful of states and a couple dozen localities will also boost their minimum wages. The upshot: A total of 23 states and 65 cities and counties – a record 88 jurisdictions – will lift their pay floors sometime next year. The increases will directly affect 3 million workers earning minimum wage and indirectly nudge up pay for 6.2 million higher-paid employees because of ripple effects on company pay structures, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Canton Daily Ledger
January 8, 2025