Education majors tend to be paid less, as well. While teachers have good job security, summers off and pensions, they’re usually paid by state governments, which have lagged in keeping wages commensurate with inflation. In recent years, the “teacher pay penalty” has gotten worse, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
CNBC
March 18, 2024
And the proposed tiered wage system only adds more confusion, argued the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank that focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income workers, in its comments on the proposal. The department could consider simply establishing that au pairs should be paid the highest of the applicable local, state and federal minimum wages, the same rule that has been established in the Summer Work Travel program, the largest J-1 visa work program.
19th News
March 18, 2024
The federal estate tax should be an effective tool to slightly level the playing field between those who inherit wealth and those who have to work for a living. It should also ensure that family dynasties who’ve amassed enormous fortunes pay their fair share in taxes.
But because policymakers have repeatedly doubled and tripled the immense sums that can be passed on before the tax kicks in, the estate tax today affects almost no one.
CNN
March 18, 2024
Union interest among younger workers is growing, says the Economic Policy Institute. Workers under 45 joined unions at the highest rate in 2023.
Voice of America
March 15, 2024
Having previously worked in a warehouse in a small town in Wisconsin that was also unionizing, Benedict believes that this is a movement from working class people across generations. A report from the think tank the Economic Policy Institute found that major strike activity skytocked by 280% last year.
Fortune
March 15, 2024
Up until the 1970s, women of color could be openly discriminated against in the hiring process and were often relegated to providing domestic service work to white families, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Business Insider
March 15, 2024
According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the average yearly earnings of those in the top 10% of Americans were roughly $173,000 in 2020, the most recent data available.
MoneyWise
March 15, 2024
A June 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute found that nearly a third of gig workers reported earnings less than the minimum wage in their respective states.
Fox Business
March 15, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, there are about 2.4 million farmworkers across the U.S., and while the Fair Food Program has helped countless farmworkers to date, there are far more who don’t yet have the same protections.
Fast Company
March 15, 2024