Jennifer Sherer is director of State Worker Power Initiative at the Economic Policy Institute, an independent, nonprofit think tank that seeks to strengthen labor standards and protect workers’ rights to unionize.
Sherer said The Iowa Restaurant Association has consistently misled its members by encouraging them to ignore federal child labor laws, and invited federal scrutiny.
“It’s a really appalling instance of Republicans colluding with industry groups to misinform the public, misinform parents and teens, and really do a serious disservice to Iowa businesses,” she said.
The Gazette
July 8, 2024
States that tie minimum wage increases to inflation adjust their wages as of Jan. 1, unless otherwise listed, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
NerdWallet
July 8, 2024
According to a fall 2023 study by the Economic Policy Institute, there were approximately 192,400 school bus drivers…[Paywall].
Tulsa World
July 8, 2024
Boston Globe
July 8, 2024
“We’ve seen a lot of gains for women in this pandemic, in this recovery — a lot of notable highs that they’ve experienced. They hit historic all-time highs in terms of their employment in the labor market. But we did see some softening among women in June, and that was accompanied by this rise for men,” said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
However, Gould noted that it’s curious this rise in female unemployment last month corresponded with an influx in jobs in health care and social assistance, which are traditionally not thought of as male-dominated fields.
CNBC
July 8, 2024
School bus driver employment nationwide has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. An analysis from the Economic Policy Institute found that school bus driver employment in September 2023 remained down 15.1% from September 2019.
90.5 WESA
July 8, 2024
“One of the best ways that people see real wage increases is by quitting a job and getting another one,” said Elise Gould at the Economic Policy Institute. She added that as the quits rate came down, so did wage growth.
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Gould pointed out that even as wage increases slow, price increases are slowing more — and it’s helping keep consumer spending up.
“What people care about is their purchasing power,” Gould said. “Real wages have been rising for the last 13 months. That is fantastic.”
Marketplace
July 8, 2024
Bouncing around from daycare to summer camps to relative’s houses can easily add up. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average annual cost of full-time child care in Florida can range from $7,287 to $9,238 depending on the children’s age.
The Florida Times-Union
July 5, 2024
In 2023, Kroger increased average wages for its associates to about $18 an hour. But tools from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Economic Policy Institute indicate that a living wage can be significantly higher depending on location and family structure.
Fast Company
July 5, 2024