“It’s not only that there aren’t enough homes, there aren’t enough affordable homes in the places where people want to live,” said economist Kyle Moore with EPI Action, pointing out that many new luxury units that developers build are unaffordable for many renters.
USA Today
September 23, 2024
In California, child care fees can rival mortgage payments and exceed in-state university tuition. According to the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington think tank, California families pay an average of $11,475 a year for a 4-year-old. For an infant, the average annual cost is $16,945.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
September 23, 2024
CEO compensation declined significantly in 2023 when compared to the stock market’s relative steadiness, according to a recent report.
Findings from the Economic Policy Institute, published Sept. 19, analyzed average CEO pay from the 350 largest publicly owned firms in the U.S., using data from Compustate ExecuComp and The Wall Street Journal.
Becker’s Hospital Review
September 23, 2024
Tipped workers are especially vulnerable to exploitation in the form of wage theft, according to the Economic Policy Institute. A recent analysis by the left-leaning think tank found that U.S. workers who earn tipped wages are 2.3 times more likely to live in poverty than non-tipped workers.
CBS Moneywatch
September 23, 2024
The privileges our richest enjoy at tax time extend neatly to the generous annual compensation that our top corporate executives pocket. Major corporate CEOs, the Economic Policy Institute has just reported, last year realized $22.1 million in compensation, 290 times the pay that went to typical U.S. workers.
Inequality.org
September 23, 2024
Relying on customers to pay the bulk of tipped workers’ wages exposes these workers to “tremendous instability of income,” according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Across the country, the Institute also found poverty rates for tipped workers are more than twice as high as for non-tipped workers. Horsford called that unacceptable.
Public News Service
September 23, 2024
In addition, the Economic Policy Institute reported that many companies have sunk money — $340 million in 2019 alone — into programs and consultants that use union-suppressing tactics.
New Jersey Herald
September 23, 2024
We surveyed nine areas that, according to the Economic Policy Institute, have a lower cost of living, to measure the price of an acrylic gel manicure.
The Wall Street Journal
September 23, 2024
Automotive News
September 23, 2024
Democrats, unions, and the Biden administration say that such agreements lead to fewer disruptions to federal projects, and lead to better outcomes for the communities where the projects are located, because they allow for negotiating higher wages and benefits, child care opportunities, and job training.
“Through President Biden’s executive order on project labor agreements, the federal government is promoting effective mechanisms for controlling costs, ensuring efficient completion of projects, and establishing fair wages and benefits for all workers on those projects,” said Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute.
Bloomberg Law
September 23, 2024