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Full Page Ad in Wall Street Journal Debunks Claim that Minimum Wage is a Wedge Issue: Points to new battleground state polling showing that most voters don’t judge candidates on minimum wage position
September 2016
Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) placed a full-page ad in the Washington D.C. edition of the Wall Street Journal refuting the claim that the minimum wage is a wedge issue that could make the difference in key battleground states on Election Day. The ad references how minimum wage proponents made this same prediction in 2014 and failed spectacularly. View the ad here. EPI… -
Full-Page Ad in St. Louis Post-Dispatch Highlights Consequences of $12 Minimum Wage for Missouri: Points to research concluding proposal would cost state over 20,000 jobs
September 2016
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) placed a full-page ad in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlighting how a $12 minimum wage would cost the state over 20,000 jobs and put starter jobs out of reach by cutting off the bottom rungs of the career ladder. View the ad here. The ad features a young employee looking worryingly at a career ladder with the bottom rungs of entry-level jobs cut… -
Full Page Ad in USA Today Warns a $15 Minimum Wage Will Force Businesses to Automate Jobs: Ad warns labor unions protesting for a $15 starter wage to be careful what they wish for
April 2016
Washington D.C. — The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is placing a full-page ad in tomorrow’s edition of USA Today highlighting how a $15 minimum wage would incentivize businesses to replace employees with automated, self-service alternatives. The ad coincides with another round of coordinated union-backed protests of fast food restaurants demanding a $15 minimum wage. The Associated Press has reported that tomorrow’s round of protests will target McDonald’s… -
Congressional Democrats’ $12 Minimum Wage Proposal Would Cost 770,000 Jobs, Say Economists: Today’s news conference featuring Labor Secretary and activist groups overlooks real-world examples of harm from similar wage hikes
April 2016
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is highlighting recent economic research finding that a $12 federal minimum wage would cost 770,000 jobs. It is also highlighting stories of small businesses that have been forced to reduce job opportunities because of recent local minimum wage increases. This morning, Congressional Democrats including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, and activist groups are holding… -
Full Page Ad in New York Post Calls Gov. Cuomo a Dunce on Consequences of $15 Minimum Wage: Ad Points to Broad Opposition from Economists, Real Examples of Harm
March 2016
Washington D.C. — The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is placing a full-page ad in tomorrow’s New York Post calling out Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his uninformed views on New York’s $15 minimum wage. Gov. Cuomo has been traveling the state in an RV paid for by his union allies, trying to drum up support for his proposal to raise the state minimum wage by 67 percent to $15… -
New Research: District’s Proposed Scheduling Law Would Reduce Job Flexibility and Opportunities: University of Kentucky, Carnegie Mellon-Affiliated Researchers Find Drawbacks for Part-Time Staff
March 2016
Washington D.C. — The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released new research today by Drs. Aaron Yelowitz of University of Kentucky and Lloyd Corder of CorCom Inc. and Carnegie-Mellon University evaluating Washington D.C.’s proposed Hours and Scheduling Stability Act. Last year, the D.C. City Council began considering legislation that would require chain retail and restaurant employers to post work schedules at least three weeks in advance, and establish penalties…