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July Forecast: Higher Temperatures, Higher Minimum Wages: 17 States and Localities will experience wage hikes on July 1st
June 2017
Washington D.C. – Today, The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting the 17 minimum wage increases set to take place on July 1, 2017. These include two states, the District of Columbia and 14 other municipalities, threatening to destroy job opportunities for young adults across the country. You can view the full list of increases in the table below. Ten California cities and localities will see wage increases, with the general… -
Expanded “Faces of $15” Website Profiles The Victims Of A $15 Minimum Wage: Site features over 100 stories of minimum wage victims, eight video documentaries
May 2017
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) relaunched its Faces of $15 website, which documents the real victims of dramatic minimum wage increases. The new site features over 100 stories of affected businesses, which can be sorted by location and consequence type (business closure, job loss, etc). The site also features video documentaries and an interactive map of affected businesses. Business owners are encouraged to write in… -
$15 Minimum Wage Draws Bipartisan Opposition From Economists, Politicians: Research, real stories show damage of extreme wage hikes
April 2017
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute criticized a proposal by the Congressional Progressive Caucus to raise the federal minimum wage by 107 percent to $15 an hour. The best academic research and real stories from across the country show the negative impacts of an extreme minimum wage hike to $15 an hour, and the policy has been criticized by a bipartisan group of economists and… -
EPI Supports Rhode Island Proposal to Expand Youth Minimum Wage
April 2017
EPI Supports Rhode Island Proposal to Expand Youth Minimum Wage Points to research showing value of training wages that keep career pathways open for young jobseekers Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced support for legislation that would greatly-expand the training wage in Rhode Island, to keep career pathways open for young jobseekers. Rhode Island State Representative Kenneth J. Mendonça is testifying before the… -
Commercial Featuring Victims of $15 Minimum Wage To Air In Response To “Fight for $15” Protests: Ad features real-world stories of harm from "Fight for 15" campaign
March 2017
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new commercial featuring real-world stories of the negative impacts of dramatic minimum wage increases across the country. The ad will run twice nationwide during Mornings With Maria on Fox Business on Tuesday, April 4th — the same day as the latest round of SEIU-backed Fight for $15 minimum wage protests occurring in major cities nationwide. Watch the commercial here. The commercial features the stories of several business… -
New Analysis Showcases Consequences of $11 Minimum Wage in St. Louis: Economists find roughly 1,000 jobs lost, half of which come among city youth
March 2017
Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis conducted by economists David Macpherson from Trinity University and William Even from Miami University examining the consequences of raising St. Louis minimum wage to $11 an hour–a 43 percent increase that may take place on January 1st, 2018. The state legislature is attempting to block this increase after months of courtroom battles, so that one uniform state minimum wage applies. The analysis concludes that roughly 1,000…