CEO compensation rose nearly 1,045% between 1978 and 2022, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute released in September 2023. T
Clickable
July 1, 2024
Last March, one member of California’s legislature floated legislation for a 32-hour workweek to become national law, with the backing of the AFL-CIO and the Economic Policy Institute. The bill failed to find traction.
Fortune
July 1, 2024
There are numerous sources that provide authoritative analyses of racial disparities, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Urban Institute, and the Economic Policy Institute. Explaining what generates racial disparities can be found in a new book, The Economics of Structural Racism, or in the stratification economics literature.
American Prospect
July 1, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, U.S. employers spend more than $400 million per year on union avoidance persuaders like the Labor Pros, which lists its address in reports to the government as either a building in downtown Orlando near Lake Eola or the UPS office on East Central Boulevard.
Orlando Weekly
July 1, 2024
A 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute, found that in the United States the vast majority of domestic workers — more than 90 percent — are women; just over half are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American and Pacific Islander women; and they tend to be older than other workers.
Associated Press
June 27, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute reported that American employers prefer to use the H-2A program over hiring U.S. workers because they see foreign workers as “exploitable.” American employers often fight against new H-2A regulations, alleging that the program is already too “expensive” and “bureaucratically complex.”
Prism Reports
June 27, 2024
A 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute, found that in the United States the vast majority of domestic workers — more than 90 percent — are women; just over half are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American and Pacific Islander women; and they tend to be older than other workers.
Associated Press
June 27, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute reported that American employers prefer to use the H-2A program over hiring U.S. workers because they see foreign workers as “exploitable.” American employers often fight against new H-2A regulations, alleging that the program is already too “expensive” and “bureaucratically complex.”
Prism Reports
June 27, 2024
Speakers this week will tackle each of these issues and offer policy recommendations for narrowing the wage gap. Guest Speakers – Dr. Michelle Holder, Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York – Dr. Michael Reich, Professor of Economics and Chair, Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California at Berkeley – Dr. Heidi Shierholz, President, Economic Policy Institute – Dr. Austin Clemens, Senior Fellow, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Ethnic Media Services
June 24, 2024