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FAST Recovery Act “Research” Conducted By Union Organizers
August 17, 2022•MinimumWage.com
Email records recently acquired by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) show that researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have been seemingly more interested in partnering with labor activists than doing objective research. UCLA’s Labor Center boasts about producing quality research that “lifts industry standards.” In fact, the Labor Center has been a…
Study: FAST Recovery Act Unfairly Targets CA’s Fast-Food Industry
August 12, 2022•MinimumWage.com
Last week, the Employment Policies Institute released a report analyzing nearly a decade of California Department of Industrial Relations data on alleged labor law violations. The report’s findings show California’s fast-food restaurant industry accounts for far fewer wage claims than other industries. This directly refutes headlines based on an unscientific survey claiming fast-food restaurants were…