According to the Economic Policy Institute, many are backed by state affiliates of industry groups like the National Restaurant Association, the Associated Builders and Contractors, Chambers of Commerce, and special interest groups like the Naples-based Foundation for Government Accountability, which has been a driving force behind child labor rollbacks across the country.
Orlando Weekly
March 1, 2024
At the federal level, data clearly show massive corporate tax avoidance – for example, in 2020, 55 of the largest corporations in the U.S. paid $0 in taxes. Information obtained by the Economic Policy Institute from seven states reveals that more than 60% of corporations operating in those seven states pay no state income tax. As it stands, we have no state-level data to know what is happening in Maine.
Portland Press Herald
March 1, 2024
When controlling for age, gender, experience, and other factors, the Economic Policy Institute found that Black employees were paid 14.9% less than white employees.
Business Insider
March 1, 2024
The report, “Policies for states and localities to fight oppressive child labor,” is a joint project of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), in Washington, D.C., and the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative, where Gerstein is the director. The initiative is housed at the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Wisconsin Examiner
March 1, 2024
Another piece of context that can be missing in immigration polling is the influx’s apparently positive impact on the economy. According to The Washington Post, an Economic Policy Institute analysis found that about 50% of the labor market’s strong recent growth came from foreign-born workers between January 2023 and January 2024.
U.S. News & World Report
March 1, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 22 U.S. states increased their minimum wages on January 1 of this year, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. As such, operators are looking for ways to get the most out of their labor spend—and for many, that means turning to automation.
Restaurant Business Magazine
March 1, 2024
The outlet cites an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, which shows that half of the labor market’s recent growth can be explained by foreign-born workers over the past year. And before that, the study said, it helped close the labor force gap created by the pandemic.
Latin Times
March 1, 2024
The bills come amid a national move to strip protections even as child labor violations increase, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In the first nine months of 2023, the Washington Post found that three-quarters of these violations came from the food service industry.
Indiana Capital Chronicle
March 1, 2024
9. IMMIGRATION FILES: “The economy is roaring. Immigration is a key reason,” by WaPo’s Rachel Siegel, Lauren Kaori Gurley and Meryl Kornfield: “About 50 percent of the labor market’s extraordinary recent growth came from foreign-born workers between January 2023 and January 2024, according to an Economic Policy Institute analysis of federal data.”
Politico Playbook
March 1, 2024
As states pass bills that weaken established child labor protections, one unintended consequence could be setting up businesses to break federal law, says Terri Gerstein, the director of NYU Wagner Labor Initiative. “What they’re doing is misleading employers in their state, putting them on a path towards federal violations, in addition to really putting kids at risk,” she says.
On Monday, Gerstein released a report, in conjunction with the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-backed think tank, that encourages states to deter and address child labor violations and strengthen protections for child workers.
Governing Magazine
March 1, 2024