Press Release 5/9/12
New Analysis: Eliminating Tipped Wage Rate Would Kill Opportunities for Waiters and Waitresses in Illinois

Press Release 4/16/12
New Analysis: Average Family Income of NY Wage Hike Beneficiary Above $53,000 Per Year

Press Release 4/4/12
New Study: Minimum Wage Increases Have Failed To Help Low-Income Americans Pay Rent, Meet Monthly Expenses

Press Release 3/29/12
Harkin Minimum Wage Proposal Would Eliminate at least 467,000 Jobs, Not Create Them

Press Release 3/14/12
Raising Server Wage Would Kill Opportunities for Waiters and Waitresses in New Jersey

Press Release 3/13/12
New Analysis Warns of Dismal Employment Prospects for Teens This Summer

Press Release 3/6/12
New Analysis: Average Family Income of Connecticut Wage Hike Beneficiary Above $80,000 Per Year

Press Release 1/30/12
New Study: Past New York Wage Hike Caused Substantial Job Loss
Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced a new study forthcoming in the April issue of Industrial and Labor Relations Review, which finds that the last state-legislated New York minimum wage increase had a substantial negative impact on the employment of 16-to-29 year-olds without a high school diploma. Specifically, employment for this group fell by 20.2 to 21.8 percent due to an increase in the state minimum wage.