Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) criticized Vermont's State House of Representative's proposal for a $15 minimum wage. The Vermont House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs is holding a public hearing Thursday on raising the state's minimum wage to $15. This push for a minimum wage increase has been proposed by House Democrats who would like to see a state minimum wage of $15 by 2022.   Economists […]

Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced that it has acquired the domain Fightfor15.com and is using the site to highlight the consequences of dramatic minimum wage increases. Visit Fightfor15.com here. The site showcases “The Victims of a $15 Minimum Wage” and highlights the economic consensus, which includes many left-of-center economists, that a $15 minimum wage reduces job opportunities for the least experienced jobseekers. […]

Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released the results of a national survey conducted by CorCom Inc. of employees of CKE Restaurants (Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s) franchisees. The results show overwhelming job satisfaction among employees of the company's franchisees, with a majority of employees strongly agreeing that they feel safe and respected in the workplace, and have ample opportunity to move up. […]

Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting the 42 state and local minimum wage increases taking place on either December 31st or January 1st. Nineteen states are raising their starter wages on New Year’s Day, with Arizona (24 percent increase), Maine (20 percent), and Washington state (16 percent) having the dubious distinction of the largest increases. Twenty-three localities, including 12 cities in California, […]

Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released new polling data about Maine voters’ knowledge of Election Day’s Minimum Wage ballot measure, Question 4. The poll, conducted with Google’s Consumer Survey tool of 500 Maine residents who voted on the ballot measure, found that one-quarter of “yes” voters did not understand that it also eliminated the tip credit, raising the base wage for […]

Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting a study by Dr. Thomas Ahn of the University of Kentucky examining the effects of Connecticut’s first-in-the-nation state paid sick leave policy passed in 2011. In the most robust and extensive analysis of the policy to date, Dr. Ahn analyzes the data available thus far and concludes that the policy reduced the number of hours worked by […]