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Federal Minimum Wage Hike Approved by Wrong House Committee Targets Wrong People: Hike neglects needy, targets families with average income of over $45,000 a year, according to Employment Policies Institute
June 2006
Washington, DC – The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation today that would raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. According to the Employment Policies Institute [EPI], the average family income of those who would benefit from the increase is $45,580 a year. A full House vote on the issue is expected as early as next week. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, 85% of employees… -
Federal Minimum Wage Hike Approved by Wrong House Committee Targets Wrong People: Hike neglects needy, targets families with average income of over $45,000 a year, according to Employment Policies Institute
June 2006
Washington, DC – The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation today that would raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. According to the Employment Policies Institute [EPI], the average family income of those who would benefit from the increase is $45,580 a year. A full House vote on the issue is expected as early as next week. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, 85% of employees… -
NY’s Fair Share Bill: Up to 100,000 Jobs Lost, $9.2 Billion Hit to Business: Employment Policies Institute recommends better alternatives to employer mandates for helping uninsured
June 2006
Washington DC – As the New York Senate holds a committee hearing today to explore ways of increasing healthcare coverage in the state, the Employment Policies Institute [EPI] recommends policies that will reduce healthcare costs for the individual rather than expensive and ineffective employer mandates that will put low-skilled employees out of work. Research from an economist at the University of Kentucky reveals that the proposed “Fair… -
NY’s Fair Share Bill: Up to 100,000 Jobs Lost, $9.2 Billion Hit to Business: Employment Policies Institute recommends better alternatives to employer mandates for helping uninsured
June 2006
Washington DC – As the New York Senate holds a committee hearing today to explore ways of increasing healthcare coverage in the state, the Employment Policies Institute [EPI] recommends policies that will reduce healthcare costs for the individual rather than expensive and ineffective employer mandates that will put low-skilled employees out of work. Research from an economist at the University of Kentucky reveals that the proposed “Fair… -
New Study Reveals Faulty Methodology Behind Minimum Wage Research: Job loss following minimum wage hikes is economic reality
May 2006
Washington, DC–The recent study by Policy Matters Ohio claiming that minimum wage hikes do not lead to declines in small business employment relies on fantastically faulty methodology, according to research released today by the Employment Policies Institute. University of Georgia economist, Joseph J. Sabia, analyzed the methodology of the Fiscal Policies Institute—the same methodology the Policy Matters Ohio study relies on—and concluded that the research failed to… -
New Study Reveals Faulty Methodology Behind Minimum Wage Research: Job loss following minimum wage hikes is economic reality
May 2006
Washington, DC–The recent study by Policy Matters Ohio claiming that minimum wage hikes do not lead to declines in small business employment relies on fantastically faulty methodology, according to research released today by the Employment Policies Institute. University of Georgia economist, Joseph J. Sabia, analyzed the methodology of the Fiscal Policies Institute—the same methodology the Policy Matters Ohio study relies on—and concluded that the research failed to…