Washington D.C. – Today, The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting the 18 minimum wage increases set to take place on July 1, 2018. These increases include two states, the District of Columbia, and 15 other localities that will pose a threat to job opportunities and businesses across the nation. You can view the full list of increase in the below table. California alone has ten increases. […]

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new policy brief featuring an economic analysis by Drs. David Macpherson of Trinity University and William Even of Miami University which examines the effects should New Jersey increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour. Following an empirical model developed by the Congressional Budget Office, the economists conclude that New Jersey would lose roughly 32,000 […]

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new policy study by Drs. David Macpherson of Trinity University and William Even of Miami University which examines the impact of the proposed elimination of Michigan's tip credit. Using a variety of empirical models, the economists conclude that Michigan will lose at least 5,200, and as many as 14,000, jobs in the full-service restaurant […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new report exposing the fatal flaws in a proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to eliminate New York's tip credit. The Governor's Labor Commissioner will hold hearings on the proposal starting Monday, March 12th. Read the full report here. The report first documents the harm caused by the last substantial increase in the state's tipped minimum wage--an overnight […]

Washington D.C.--Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting the 38 state and local minimum wage increases occurring either December 31st or January 1st. Eighteen states and 20 localities are raising their minimum wages on New Year’s, with the largest percentage increases occurring in the California localities of Santa Clara, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale. See the full table of New Year’s minimum wage increases below. (Unless […]

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study by Drs. David Macpherson of Trinity University and William Even of Miami University measuring the effects of California’s minimum wage increases over the past three decades. Using a variety of empirical models, the economists conclude that each 10 percent increase in the state's minimum wage causes a nearly five-percent reduction in California […]