New Research (See All)
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Not So FAST: Analyzing Labor Law Compliance at California Fast Food Restaurants: Compiled from California Department of Industrial Relations data
August 2, 2022
A.B. 257, the “Fast Food Accountability and Standards (FAST) Recovery Act,” would create a new regulatory scheme for California’s fast food restaurant industry (“limited-service restaurant” or LSR, to use Census terminology). This novel arrangement is ostensibly necessary because the limited-service restaurant industry is allegedly more prone to labor law violations than other industries.Yet a statement comparing working conditions…
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A Survey of US Economists on a $15 Federal Minimum Wage:
April 27, 2022
Across the nation, lawmakers continue to grapple with the viability and impact of increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The debate continues to be heated and some cities have already enacted increases they believe will benefit workers. While the impact of these increases is becoming more clear, recent surveys of businesses, franchises and other groups confirm that such… -
The Case for the Tip Credit: From Workers, Employers, and Research
February 10, 2021
The tipping system provides substantial earning opportunities for workers across many industries, especially restaurant servers and bartenders – well beyond the current minimum wage, and even beyond the proposed $15 minimum wage. Saving the tip credit is a worker-organized, bipartisan issue. Thousands of tipped workers across the country have pushed to save the tip credit, against the infringement of outside…
Published Op-Eds (See All)
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Economists agree $15-an-hour would harm America’s economy
May 7, 2022 • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Opinion: Starbucks baristas who join a union may not get what they bargained for
April 20, 2022 • Detroit News
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Big Labor’s Resurgence That Wasn’t
January 24, 2022 • Wall Street Journal
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Job-killing wage mandates set to sweep the country
December 22, 2021 • Orange County Register
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Lorena Gonzalez once again puts union power ahead of workers
May 16, 2021 • Orange County Register
Press Releases (See All)
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New Survey: 62 Percent of Economists Oppose $15 Federal Minimum Wage
April 28, 2022
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More than 80 Jurisdictions Raising Wages in 2022, But Activists Want More
December 28, 2021
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Full-Page Ad Thanks West Virginia Senators for Standing with Tipped Workers
April 29, 2021
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Full-Page Ads Thank Delaware’s Senators for Standing with Tipped Workers
April 21, 2021
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Full-Page Ads in Portland, Bangor Newspapers Thank Maine’s Senators for Standing with Tipped Workers
April 7, 2021