Support has grown across the United States recently for legislation banning race-based discrimination on hair, specifically textures or styles associated with a particular race or national origin. Texas is one of 24 states to have passed a law banning such discrimination, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Texas passed its law in May 2023.
Reuters
February 23, 2024
Access also varies depending on where in the country you live. Due to state laws, nearly 94% of workers in California, Oregon and Washington have paid sick leave according to the Economic Policy Institute, compared with less than two-thirds of workers in the South.
Bloomberg
February 23, 2024
The name is an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair and it prohibits discrimination against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race. There were 24 states with such laws as of July 2023, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
NBC Washington
February 23, 2024
Fortune
February 23, 2024
It all made for compelling headlines. And those headlines masked a frustrating truth for organizers: Good news notwithstanding, the unionization rate in the U.S. fell once again in 2023.
That’s according to a report released last month by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute, which closely tracks union activity and analyzes data provided by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. As the report’s authors noted, the surge in labor activity last year didn’t produce greater union representation — at least, not yet.
Capital & Main
February 23, 2024
As of July 2023, more than 20 states have enacted legislation to combat race-based discrimination against hair texture and protective hairstyles, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
CNN
February 23, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute analyzed childcare costs by county and found that the average cost of childcare across the state of Georgia, the data was compiled from the statistics published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Database of Childcare Prices.
WSB-TV
February 23, 2024
But some people aren’t impressed by employers’ efforts. “It’s just a gimmick,” says Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank in Washington, D.C. “I think most people just need a raise.”
Gould says that many low-income employees don’t need advice on budgeting because they’ve learned to do it out of necessity. “I’m impressed they can put food on the table,” she says. “They probably know how to budget better than people who make more money.”
And while earnings have begun to outpace inflation, Gould says that low-wage workers are still behind due to years of being underpaid.
SHRM
February 23, 2024
A new US Department of Labor rule restores protections for misclassified workers and could help reduce the precarious status of freelance journalists, according to Samantha Sanders of the Economic Policy Institute. These protections are sorely needed in an industry buffeted by layoffs. Now, freelance workers are organizing to make sure that needed reforms like the new DOL rule stick.
Nonprofit Quarterly
February 23, 2024
Based on analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a total of 9 million workers will receive $6.95 billion from the new wage policy, significantly boosting the quality of life for workers.
Register Forum
February 23, 2024