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

The PRO Act is a crucial step toward restoring workers’ rights on the job

May 2, 2019 By Celine McNicholas Statement

Healthy headline GDP number masks some economic weakness, particularly in business investment

April 26, 2019 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators

The PHASE-in $15 Act would lock in low wages for millions of workers

April 4, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Jobs rebound after volatile start to 2019

April 3, 2019 By Josh Bivens Economic Indicators

EPI welcomes Fed pause on rate hikes

March 20, 2019 By Josh Bivens Statement

Congress Rejects Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

March 14, 2019 By Daniel Costa Statement

Job growth stalls in February—but don’t freak out

March 8, 2019 By Elise Gould Economic Indicators

Trump Labor Department proposal, released today, would prevent millions of workers from getting paid overtime

March 7, 2019 By Heidi Shierholz Statement

Trump’s national emergency declaration over the border wall is dangerous and not justified by the facts

February 15, 2019 By Daniel Costa Statement

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