A Missouri &#8216;right-to-work&#8217; law is more likely to harm black workers, who are more likely to be covered by a union contract than other workers

A Missouri ‘right-to-work’ law is more likely to harm black workers, who are more likely to be covered by a union contract than other workers

May 15, 2018 | By Valerie Wilson and Julia Wolfe | Fact Sheet

Black workers in right-to-work (RTW) states tend to have lower wages than in Missouri and other non-RTW states

May 15, 2018 | By Valerie Wilson and Julia Wolfe | Fact Sheet

States with joint-employer shield laws are protecting wealthy corporate franchisers at the expense of franchisees and workers

February 13, 2018 | By Marni von Wilpert | Fact Sheet

State action to save workers’ overtime pay: Fact sheet for “What’s at stake in the states if the federal raise to the overtime pay threshold is not resurrected—and what states can do about it”

November 15, 2017 | By Celine McNicholas, Samantha Sanders, Heidi Shierholz, and Dianne Stewart | Fact Sheet

Common tax ‘reform’ questions, answered: Why tax cuts for high-income households and corporations won’t help working families

October 3, 2017 | By Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair | Fact Sheet

Correcting the record: Consumers fare better under class actions than arbitration

August 1, 2017 | By Heidi Shierholz | Fact Sheet

Here is what’s at stake with the conflict of interest (‘fiduciary’) rule

May 30, 2017 | By Heidi Shierholz and Ben Zipperer | Fact Sheet

How raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 will benefit women

May 25, 2017 | Fact Sheet

Why America Needs a $15 Minimum Wage

April 26, 2017 | Fact Sheet

Understanding the anti-regulation agenda: The basics

April 11, 2017 | By Heidi Shierholz and Celine McNicholas | Fact Sheet

H-1B visa needs reform to make it fairer to migrant and American workers

April 5, 2017 | By Daniel Costa | Fact Sheet

How would repealing the Affordable Care Act affect health care and jobs in your state?

Frequently asked questions about the H-2B temporary foreign worker program

June 2, 2016 | By Daniel Costa | Fact Sheet

Facts on the updated overtime rule

May 17, 2016 | Fact Sheet

What you need to know about the new overtime pay law

May 17, 2016 | Fact Sheet

Outsourcers top the list of companies seeking high-skilled guestworkers in Silicon Valley and across California: Snapshot analysis of California H-1B visa use

May 16, 2016 | Fact Sheet

Frequently Asked Questions: On the Federal Reserve Board, monetary policy, and the proposed Full Employment Federal Reserve Act

December 1, 2015 | By Dean Baker and Josh Bivens | Report

How the Economy Has Performed for Workers This Year: Labor Day 2015 by the Numbers

August 25, 2015 | Fact Sheet

Raising the Overtime Pay Threshold Will Help More Workers Get the Pay They Deserve

August 4, 2015 | Fact Sheet

Why it’s time to update overtime pay rules: frequently asked questions

August 4, 2015 | Fact Sheet

How the Federal Reserve Can Help or Hurt the Economy: What’s at Stake

July 8, 2015 | By Josh Bivens | Fact Sheet

It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage

April 23, 2015 | Fact Sheet

The Benefits of Collective Bargaining: An Antidote to Wage Decline and Inequality

April 14, 2015 | Fact Sheet

Unfair trade deals lower the wages of US workers

March 13, 2015 | By Robert E. Scott | Fact Sheet

How (and Why) to Raise the National Minimum Wage to $12.50 by 2020

February 13, 2015 | Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Estimates of Unemployment Rates by Race and Ethnicity at the MSA Level for the Third Quarter of 2014

November 12, 2014 | By Valerie Wilson and Josh Bivens | Fact Sheet

Facts About Immigration and the U.S. Economy: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

August 12, 2014 | By Daniel Costa, David Cooper, and Heidi Shierholz | Fact Sheet

Social Security: Do We Need a Grand Bargain?

November 12, 2013 | By Thomas L. Hungerford | Fact Sheet

Taxes: Do We Need a Grand Bargain?

November 12, 2013 | By Thomas L. Hungerford | Fact Sheet

Medicare: Do We Need a Grand Bargain?

November 12, 2013 | By Thomas L. Hungerford | Fact Sheet

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