A report by the Economic Policy Institute showed that “Black women with coily or textured hair are also twice as likely to experience microaggression at work as Black women with straighter hair.”
Quinnipiac Chronicle
September 29, 2023
A new analysis by the Economic Policy Institute shows that top U.S. CEOs saw their total compensation rise by 1,209% between 1978 and 2022 while typical worker pay rose just 15%—a chasm that is fueling the United Auto Workers strike and other labor actions across the country.
Common Dreams
September 29, 2023
Against this backdrop, at least 10 states are introducing or have passed laws that roll back child labor protections, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank in Washington D.C. Some directly conflict with federal laws. Proposals have included lifting restrictions on hazardous jobs, extending work hours and lowering the age to serve alcohol.
For example, Iowa passed a law which under certain circumstances allows 14- and 15-year-olds to work on assembly lines and 16-year-olds to serve alcohol. New Jersey extended working hours and Arkansas eliminated work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds. A bill in Wisconsin would allow children as young as 14 to serve alcohol. Most states require those serving alcohol to be at least 18.
SHRM
September 29, 2023
Two dozen states have enacted versions of a CROWN Act, according to the Economic Policy Institute. California was the first to pass the measure in 2019. Legislation for a national CROWN Act has been unsuccessful.
CNN
September 29, 2023
Real hourly earnings for auto workers have fallen 19% since 2008, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The Big Three, meanwhile, have made $21 billion in the first six months of 2023 alone, and have paid out billions in stock buybacks over the past 12 months. Their profits nearly doubled from 2013 to 2022.
Orlando Weekly
September 29, 2023
According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the average earnings of those in the top 10% of Americans were roughly $173,000 in 2020, the most recent data available.
MoneyWise
September 29, 2023
After accounting for inflation, auto workers’ wages have fallen about 5.4% between 2019 and July 2023, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank.
The Wall Street Journal
September 29, 2023
The restrictions often apply to low-wage employees who do not appear to possess trade secrets that should prevent them from working for a competitor — fast-food workers, construction workers and hospitality staff, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
The Washington Post
September 29, 2023
So long as a facility offers the “prevailing wage”— which is notoriously low — it can avoid the minimum staffing requirement. The Economic Policy Institute found that long-term care workers (over 80 percent of whom are women and who are disproportionately Black and immigrant women) are substantially underpaid and most lack any employer-provided retirement or health benefits.
The Hill
September 29, 2023
And, largely because older workers make up a declining share of the overall workforce at the Big Three, autoworkers’ average real hourly earnings have fallen almost 20 percent since 2008, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
The Atlantic
September 29, 2023