Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be Transformative for Women ArticleFeb 23, 2021 Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be Transformative for Women Women make up the majority of workers who would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, as they are overrepresented in tipped and low-wage jobs. Feb 23, 2021 Diana Boesch, Robin Bleiweis, Areeba Haider
Raising Wages, Closing Pay Gaps: Tackling Fair Pay for Black Women Past EventJul 24, 2023 Raising Wages, Closing Pay Gaps: Tackling Fair Pay for Black Women Tune in below to watch a discussion on the connection between raising the minimum wage and Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Jul 24, 2023 Rose Khattar, Jocelyn Frye, Edwith Theogene
Higher State-Level Minimum Wages Aid in Faster Jobs Recovery ArticleJul 24, 2023 Higher State-Level Minimum Wages Aid in Faster Jobs Recovery Since January 2021, employment in the leisure and hospitality industry has recovered faster in states with minimum wages higher than the $7.25 federal minimum. Jul 24, 2023 Jessica Vela
Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class ArticleJul 20, 2023 Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class A $15 minimum wage could benefit nearly 40 million workers and provide some of the lowest-wage workers with an average annual wage boost of about $6,000. Jul 20, 2023 Rose Khattar, Sara Estep, Lily Roberts
Why Federal Pay Data Collection Is Critical to Equity ArticleJul 18, 2023 Why Federal Pay Data Collection Is Critical to Equity Kalpana Kotagal’s confirmation to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers promise for the reinstatement of federal pay data collection, a critical pay equity tool discontinued in 2019. Jul 18, 2023 Isabela Salas-Betsch, Lauren Hoffman
Universal Paid Sick Time Would Strengthen Public Health and Benefit Businesses ReportMay 15, 2023 Universal Paid Sick Time Would Strengthen Public Health and Benefit Businesses A national, guaranteed right to paid sick time is essential for the well-being of workers and their families and would have profound positive impacts on public health and businesses. May 15, 2023 Isabela Salas-Betsch
States Can Improve Child Care Assistance Programs Through Cost Modeling ReportMar 9, 2023 States Can Improve Child Care Assistance Programs Through Cost Modeling The current process states use for setting child care subsidy reimbursement rates only looks backward, building low wages and scarce resources into the future of child care. Mar 9, 2023 Maureen Coffey
Airport Service Workers Deserve Good Jobs ReportMar 7, 2023 Airport Service Workers Deserve Good Jobs Raising pay and benefits for workers in federally supported airports will stabilize the air industry. Mar 7, 2023 Karla Walter, Aurelia Glass
Historic New EU Law Part of Growing Push for Sectoral Bargaining In the NewsJan 19, 2023 Historic New EU Law Part of Growing Push for Sectoral Bargaining David Madland explains how the European Union's new law aims to improve working conditions by increasing minimum wages and dramatically increasing collective bargaining. Jan 19, 2023 OnLabor David Madland
Revolutionizing the Workplace: Why Long COVID and the Increase of Disabled Workers Require a New Approach ReportDec 21, 2022 Revolutionizing the Workplace: Why Long COVID and the Increase of Disabled Workers Require a New Approach Using new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to examine the impacts of long COVID on the labor market, this report recommends that employers, unions, and policymakers create better workplaces for disabled workers and all workers. Dec 21, 2022 Mia Ives-Rublee, Rose Khattar, Anona Neal
7 Facts on Racial Equity and the Economic Recovery ArticleNov 17, 2022 7 Facts on Racial Equity and the Economic Recovery The economic recovery has supported workers of color, but inequities persist, and the Federal Reserve risks undoing the equitable economic gains achieved. Nov 17, 2022 Justin Dorazio
Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers would benefit everyone In the NewsNov 4, 2022 Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers would benefit everyone As voters in Portland, Maine, and Washington, D.C., prepare to head to the ballot box to decide whether to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers, Justin Schweitzer explains why all workers—tipped and untipped—should be paid at least the state minimum wage. Nov 4, 2022 MarketWatch Justin Schweitzer
Recent Legislative and Executive Acts Represent Promise for Women’s Economic Security ArticleOct 20, 2022 Recent Legislative and Executive Acts Represent Promise for Women’s Economic Security Women and their families should find some current financial pressures—fueled partly by the gender wage gap—alleviated by recent policy wins, particularly if policymakers prioritize implementing new pathways to good jobs for women in the years ahead. Oct 20, 2022 Lauren Hoffman, Rose Khattar, Beth Almeida, 1 More Isabela Salas-Betsch
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