The effects of this shift are not evenly distributed across the population. Certain groups, particularly Black and Hispanic workers, have faced disproportionate impacts from globalization and manufacturing declines, a report from the Economic Policy Institute revealed.
Forbes
October 15, 2024
Amid the ongoing debate on immigration, a new report showed how much immigrants boost Virginia’s economy.
The report, “Immigrants Are a Vital Part of Virginia’s Future,” revealed immigrants contribute more than $100 billion to the state’s economy and are essential to critical industries such as health care, technology and hospitality.
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The Immigration Research Initiative and Economic Policy Institute also contributed to the report. The findings come as immigration policies remain a hot-button issue, with critics expressing concerns over job competition and resource allocation.
Public News Service
October 15, 2024
The bill is also endorsed by dozens of groups including the American Federation of Teachers, Americans for Financial Reform, Economic Policy Institute, Indivisible, National Employment Law Project, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, Service Employees International Union, Student Borrower Protection Center, Take on Wall Street, United for Respect, and Working Families Party.
Common Dreams
October 15, 2024
Interview with Adam Hersh for EPI Action [paywall].
MLex Market Insight
October 15, 2024
But in Trump's first term, he ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to not collect pay and hours data linked to sex, race, and ethnicity. The Economic Policy Institute said this would make it "harder for employers and federal agencies to identify pay disparities and root out employment discrimination." The decision was initially reversed by the courts, but the Trump Administration still later stopped collecting the data.
Forbes
October 15, 2024
“People are shocked to learn that rich people don’t pay taxes above” the cap, said Monique Morrissey, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
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“The Democrats really need to lose that pledge” of not raising taxes on anyone making less than $400,000, Morrissey said. “People are happy to pay more in taxes when it’s something that they see is concretely benefiting them.”
VOX
October 15, 2024
“Right now, our community is getting prepared for Milton,” Yesica Ramírez, general coordinator for the Farmworker Association of Florida, said through a translator.
Farmworkers, among the nation’s most poorly paid workers, look for the cheapest and most affordable housing option they can — usually mobile homes, she said. Farmworkers earn about 40 percent less in hourly pay as nonagricultural workers in comparable jobs, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
The Washington Post
October 15, 2024
In Start With the Money: Pay Equity as the Foundation of Fairness, Bussing’s Women in Tech session at HR Tech, she highlighted a March 2024 report from the Economic Policy Institute, revealing that there has been little significant progress in closing the pay gap over the past 30 years.
HR Executive
October 15, 2024
But wait, there is more. There is also a stark difference between Democratic and Republican administrations when it comes to growing the economy. Over the past 75 years, Democrats have been much more successful in increasing the Gross Domestic Product and wages, and reducing the rate of unemployment, according to the Economic Policy Institute and many other analysts.
Journal Courier
October 15, 2024