According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for pre-school care in New York state is $1,030 a month, and for infant care it’s $1,283 a month. For a family to meet New York’s average yearly cost for infant care and fall within the HHS’s definition of affordable child care, they would need to make almost $220,000 a year.
Ithaca Voice
April 15, 2022
Contracts requiring workers and employers to settle agreements through a private third party rather than going to court are known as arbitration agreements. More than two thirds of private, non-union workers in California are already required to use arbitration instead of going to court, according to a study from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Cal Matters
April 15, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, a family of four – two adults and two children – can expect to pay an estimated $15,031 on housing in 2022. This amount varies across the country, however.
The Center Square
April 15, 2022
A recent Economic Policy Institute analysis found that private-sector employers spend nearly $340 million per year hiring advisers to prevent employees from organizing.
CNN Business
April 15, 2022
According to census data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute, many workers in the meat processing industry come from places such as Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Burma or Cuba; work for low wages in difficult conditions; and are classified as noncitizens.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
April 15, 2022
These job losses hit women and workers of color especially hard. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI)pointed out in 2020 that “the public sector has been a key employer for women and people of color,” as the public sector has higher unionization and greater protections for workers against discrimination.
Forbes
April 15, 2022
Decent pay that covers childcare and other expenses is one benefit that Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, said parents look for when rejoining the labor force. Parents need to put their kids in day care as they head to work, and childcare is a major expense for most families.
Business Insider
April 15, 2022
The liberal Economic Policy Institute surveyed seven states and found more than 60% of corporations weren’t paying income tax in each of them.
9 News (Colorado TV)
April 15, 2022