Forty organizations urge California lawmakers to pass AB257, the FAST Recovery Act

January 21, 2022 Statement

EPI applauds House passage of the Build Back Better Act

November 19, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Seventeen winners of the Nobel Prize in economics sign letter in support of the President’s Build Back Better package: Statement from Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz

September 20, 2021 Statement

The Economic Policy Institute mourns the passing of Richard Trumka

August 5, 2021 By John Schmitt Statement

EPI applauds the House’s repeal of Trump EEOC’s conciliation rule

June 24, 2021 By Valerie Wilson Statement

Economic Policy Institute President Thea M. Lee’s statement on the Derek Chauvin verdict

April 21, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

The Amazon election in Bessemer showcased our broken union election system and why we must pass the PRO Act

April 9, 2021 By Celine McNicholas Statement

EPI applauds the confirmation of Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor

March 22, 2021 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

EPI calls for united condemnation of anti-Asian racism and violence

March 19, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

EPI applauds passage of the American Rescue Plan

March 10, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

EPI applauds House passage of the PRO Act

March 9, 2021 By Celine McNicholas and Margaret Poydock Statement

Coalition letter in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

March 9, 2021 Statement

Jobs report shows more than 25 million workers are directly harmed by the COVID labor market: Congress must pass the full $1.9 trillion relief package immediately

March 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Doing too little in this moment of crisis will come back to haunt the U.S. economy

March 5, 2021 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Economists in support of a federal minimum wage of $15 by 2025

EPI applauds the reintroduction of the FAIR Act

February 11, 2021 By Margaret Poydock and Heidi Shierholz Statement

CBO analysis confirms that a $15 minimum wage raises earnings of low-wage workers, reduces inequality, and has significant and direct fiscal effects: Large progressive redistribution of income caused by higher minimum wage leads to significant and cross-cutting fiscal effects

February 8, 2021 By Josh Bivens, David Cooper, Heidi Shierholz, and Ben Zipperer Statement

The U.S. labor market remains 9.9 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels

February 5, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Letter from think tank leaders to Congress supporting President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan

February 1, 2021 Statement

EPI applauds the introduction of the Raise the Wage Act: 32 million U.S. workers would benefit from a $15 federal minimum wage

January 26, 2021 By Ben Zipperer Statement

President-elect Biden’s relief and recovery proposal would be a lifeline to workers and their families

January 14, 2021 By Josh Bivens Statement

Job opening and labor turnover survey reveals increasing layoffs in November

January 12, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

December jobs report provides a clear picture of Trump’s failed handling of the economy

January 8, 2021 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

EPI applauds President-elect Biden’s appointment of Marty Walsh for Secretary of Labor

January 7, 2021 Statement

EPI denounces the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

January 7, 2021 Statement

Trump administration finalizes regulation that will cost tipped workers more than $700 million annually

December 22, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Press Releases

The congressional relief bill is an important step toward addressing the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic

December 22, 2020 By Thea M. Lee Press Releases

The Biden administration must strongly advocate for working people

November 7, 2020 By Thea M. Lee Statement

Income gains from 2019 Census report illustrate the importance of getting closer to full employment during the recovery

September 15, 2020 By Elise Gould Statement

EPI applauds judge’s decision on joint-employer rule: Trump’s rule would have cost workers more than $1 billion annually

September 9, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

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