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New York’s minimum wage law has a loophole that could freeze increases starting in 2027: This “off-ramp” provision must be repealed
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If you must argue about the economy over Thanksgiving dinner, at least get the facts right
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EPI comments on DOL’s proposed overtime rule
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Economic recovery in the Midwest: Challenges and opportunities after the pandemic
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Teacher pay penalty still looms large: Trends in teacher wages and compensation through 2022
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CEO pay slightly declined in 2022: But it has soared 1,209.2% since 1978 compared with a 15.3% rise in typical workers’ pay
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News from EPI › EPI President Heidi Shierholz applauds proposed Department of Labor rule to raise overtime threshold
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What to know about this summer’s strike activity: What’s spurring the rise in labor actions?
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Record-low number of federal wage and hour investigations of farms in 2022: Congress must increase funding for labor standards enforcement to protect farmworkers
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Why the U.S. needs at least a $17 minimum wage: How the Raise the Wage Act would benefit U.S. workers, their families, and entire communities
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It’s not just the actors—workers across the economy are demanding better pay and safer jobs
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Testimony prepared for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on ‘From Farm to Table, Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done’
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Many older workers have difficult jobs that put them at risk: Working longer is not a viable solution to the retirement crisis
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Kroger-Albertsons merger will harm grocery store worker wages: Workers stand to lose over $300 million annually
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Lessons from the inflation of 2021–202(?)
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Employers spend more than $400 million per year on ‘union-avoidance’ consultants to bolster their union-busting efforts
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Employers regularly engage in tactics to suppress unions: Examples at Starbucks, Amazon, and Google illustrate employers’ anti-union playbook
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Testimony prepared for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing on ‘Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment’
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Low-wage workers have seen historically fast real wage growth in the pandemic business cycle: Policy investments translate into better opportunities for the lowest-paid workers
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Recent banking failures add another reason to halt interest rate hikes
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Increasing the Maryland minimum wage to $15 in 2023 would boost incomes for low-wage workers and advance gender and racial justice: Testimony in support of the Fair Wage Act of 2023 (SB 555) before the Maryland Senate Finance and Budget and Taxation Committees
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Increasing the Maryland minimum wage to $15 in 2023 would boost incomes for low-wage workers and advance gender and racial justice: Testimony in support of the Fair Wage Act of 2023 (HB 549) before the Maryland House of Delegates Economic Matters Committee
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Major strike activity increased nearly 50% in 2022: Upcoming Supreme Court case threatens workers’ ability to strike
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U.S. trade deficit hits another record high in 2022
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The Fed should stand pat on further interest rate hikes at this week’s meeting: Inflation is easing even as the labor market remains strong
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The debt limit is the world’s highest-stakes horoscope: Not raising the debt limit would guarantee a recession
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Unionization increased by 200,000 in 2022: Tens of millions more wanted to join a union, but couldn’t
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A record share of earnings was not subject to Social Security taxes in 2021: Inequality’s undermining of Social Security has accelerated
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More than 8 million workers will get a raise on New Year’s Day: 23 states and D.C. will see minimum wage hikes ranging from $0.23 to $1.50 an hour
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Proposed New York state minimum wage legislation would boost wages for nearly 2.9 million workers: Minimum wages would range by region from $20 to $21.25 per hour by 2026