EPI applauds crucial provisions in the CARES Act, but its glaring flaws mean that more is needed

March 27, 2020 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Unemployment insurance claims jumped nearly 1,500% in two weeks: I have been a labor economist for a very long time and have never seen anything like this

March 26, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Any bailout must include strong worker protections

March 23, 2020 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Increase in unemployment insurance claims is a preview of the coming recession: Large fiscal stimulus is needed

March 19, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

New joint-employer rule strips workers of bargaining rights

February 25, 2020 By Celine McNicholas and Heidi Shierholz Statement

Judy Shelton’s troubling record disqualifies her as Federal Reserve governor

February 10, 2020 By Josh Bivens Statement

EPI applauds House passage of comprehensive labor reform legislation—the PRO Act

February 6, 2020 By Celine McNicholas Statement

EPI Policy Center applauds Michigan Governor for moving to restore overtime pay for Michigan’s workers

January 30, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz and Naomi Walker Statement

New GDP data show that business investment slows for 3rd straight quarter: More evidence that tax cuts have failed

January 30, 2020 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators

New Trump administration joint-employer rule has $1 billion price tag for workers

January 13, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz and Margaret Poydock Statement

Year-end budget deal shouldn’t include temporary tax breaks for special interests

December 19, 2019 By Hunter Blair Statement

New Trump NLRB election rule betrays the workers it is meant to protect

December 13, 2019 By Celine McNicholas Statement

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—Weak tea, at best

December 10, 2019 By Thea M. Lee and Robert E. Scott Statement

Clearing out the noise in today’s jobs numbers reveals solid job growth and tepid wage growth

November 1, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Economic Indicators

EPI welcomes Fed’s rate cut

October 30, 2019 By Josh Bivens Statement

The Trump administration’s overtime rule leaves millions of workers behind

September 24, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

EPI applauds House’s passage of the FAIR Act

September 20, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz and Celine McNicholas Statement

Letter opposing the nomination of Eugene Scalia for Labor Secretary

September 19, 2019 By Celine McNicholas and Margaret Poydock Statement

Income growth slows significantly again in 2018

September 10, 2019 By Valerie Wilson and Elise Gould Statement

EPI welcomes Fed rate cut

July 31, 2019 By Josh Bivens Statement

Investment spending crumbles in second quarter

July 26, 2019 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators

Statement on Trump DOL nominee

July 19, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

EPI applauds House passage of the Raise the Wage Act

July 18, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Letter in support of the ‘Stop Wall Street Looting Act of 2019’

July 18, 2019 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Congress should pass the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 to strengthen the ACA

July 17, 2019 By Thea M. Lee and Josh Bivens Statement

CBO report shows broad benefits from higher minimum wage

July 8, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act would provide public service workers the national right to join in union

June 26, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz and Celine McNicholas Statement

Pace of slowdown in employment growth is troubling

June 7, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

The Restoring Justice for Workers Act is a crucial first step towards shifting the balance of power between workers and employers

May 15, 2019 By Celine McNicholas Statement

Solid job growth in April, but don’t be fooled by the historically low unemployment rate—it fell as would-be workers left the labor force

May 3, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

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