Next week, federal contractors will begin paying workers at least $15 an hour. Pay will rise for up to 390,000...
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Series: The New Labor Law Enforcers State attorneys general, district attorneys, and localities like cities are increasingly key players in...
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Earlier this year, debate over the inflation spike in 2021 polarized around the question of whether it was “transitory” or...
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An earlier version of this blog appeared in The Hill. The pronounced inflation uptick in 2021 has attracted enormous attention...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury last week released its final rule for the $350 billion in State and Local...
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In March 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, and several other civil rights activists and leaders led thousands...
In an unprecedented change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)...
Series: The New Labor Law Enforcers State attorneys general, district attorneys, and localities like cities are increasingly key players in...
Below, EPI economists offer their initial insights on the December jobs report released this morning. From EPI senior economist, Elise...
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On January 1, minimum wages went up in 21 states. The increases range from a $0.22 inflation adjustment in Michigan...
