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Preempting progress in the heartland: State lawmakers in the Midwest prevent shared prosperity and racial, gender, and immigrant justice by interfering in local policymaking
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Few Midwestern states are providing premium pay to essential workers, despite American Rescue Plan funding
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The Raise the Wage Act would support essential care workers: Nearly 2 million direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports would benefit from a $15 minimum wage in 2025
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Pandemic-related economic insecurity among Black and Hispanic households would have been worse without a swift policy response
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Black and brown workers saw the weakest wage gains over a 40-year period in which employers failed to increase wages with productivity
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2020
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The 2020 Census report highlights the costs of the pandemic and benefits of early policy safety net measures
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The promise and limits of high-pressure labor markets for narrowing racial gaps
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The racist campaign against ‘critical race theory’ threatens democracy and economic transformation
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State and local American Rescue Plan funds should be used to support an equitable recovery for workers
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Black women face a persistent pay gap, including in essential occupations during the pandemic
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Care workers are deeply undervalued and underpaid: Estimating fair and equitable wages in the care sectors
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Policymakers cannot relegate another generation to underresourced K–12 education because of an economic recession
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EPI comments on OMB’s methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities
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Racial representation in professional occupations: By the numbers
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Only one in five workers are working from home due to COVID: Black and Hispanic workers are less likely to be able to telework
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How district attorneys and state attorneys general are fighting workplace abuses: An introduction to criminal prosecutions of wage theft and other employer crimes against workers
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The carceral state and the labor market
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Older workers were devastated by the pandemic downturn and continue to face adverse employment outcomes: EPI testimony for the Senate Special Committee on Aging