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• NY Farmworker Overtime Laws Are Changing, But Only at a Snail’s Pace

  The example of California suggests such a conservative approach is not necessary.  After overtime was expanded, California actually saw a small increase in the number of agricultural establishments, according to research by Daniel Costa, of the Economic Policy Institute.

  In sum, “There are no smoking guns out there showing that [overtime] will (or is) destroying the industry in any way,” Costa told me.

  The Indypendent April 15, 2022
• Two Cities Pay Teachers Based on Their Quality. Does It Work?

  When most people think of measuring teacher quality, they likely think of test scores. But expert groups, including the Economic Policy Institute, have warned against putting too much weight on test scores when evaluating teachers. D.C.’s IMPACT model “critically keyed in on something that teachers actually control, which is the character of their day-to-day practice in the classroom,” Dee says.

  EdSurge April 15, 2022
• One Way to Get a Higher Social Security Payout: Use Your Savings

  But the idea of the 401(k) bridge has been slow to catch on, even among the large number of people who decided during the pandemic to retire early. One reason is that it’s so new; the generation for which the 401(k) replaced the pension that most workers once enjoyed but barely 1 in 5 still get is only now entering retirement, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Retirement account savings overtook pension fund assets in 2012, the institute reports.

   
  AARP April 15, 2022
• What Amazon and Starbucks Don’t Let Us Know

  Terri Gerstein is the director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program and a senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute.

  The American Prospect April 15, 2022
• Sen. Port, AG Ellison Host Roundtable Focused On Child Care Costs, Economic Security Of Women

  A study from the Economic Policy Institute found that Minnesota ranks fourth in the nation for most expensive child care. The average annual cost of sending an infant to a daycare center was over $16,000 a year – and that was in 2019.

  CBS Minnesota April 15, 2022
• Companies like Amazon spend millions on anti-union efforts. Where’s that money going?

  Employers spend about $340 million a year on consultants to prevent union elections, according to a 2019 report from the Economic Policy Institute.  

  Marketplace April 15, 2022
• Pressure Mounts on Fed as Inflation Reaches Highest Rate Since 1981

  But the reduction in supply was met with increased demand as Americans started purchasing durable goods to replace the services they used prior to the pandemic, said Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute.

  CNET April 15, 2022
• Hundreds rally in Boston to push for affordable early education and child care

  The Economic Policy Institute reports the average cost for infant child care in the state is nearly $21,000 a year. That’s the second highest mark in the country.

  7 News Boston April 15, 2022
• CEO Pay for Big Tech Companies
  … someone around the middle of the pay scale, according to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, an independent think tank. (paywall).
  Business Insider April 15, 2022
• Local Starbucks staffers want to organize, corporate would rather they didn’t

  Union presence generally benefits workers in the form of increased wages, both for those who are covered by the union as well as for those who are not. According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, “When union density is high, nonunion workers benefit too, because unions effectively set broader standards — including higher wages — which nonunion employers must meet to attract and retain the workers they need.”

  Colorado Springs Independent April 15, 2022