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Equitable Growth delivers comment letter responding to U.S. Department of Labor’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on classifying employees and independent contractors

By Equitable Growth,

December 13, 2022

December 13, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 6
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
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The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States

By Shailly Gupta Barnes,

December 8, 2022

December 8, 2022

Shailly Gupta Barnes,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 6
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
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Equitable Growth delivers comment letter responding to the National Labor Relations Board’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Joint-Employer Standard

By Equitable Growth,

December 7, 2022

December 7, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
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Equitable Growth works to expand its network of scholars researching inequality and growth at two fall academic conferences

By Equitable Growth,

December 6, 2022

December 6, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
Economic Inequality
TOPICS: Economic Inequality
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: November 2022 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

December 2, 2022

December 2, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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Railway negotiations highlight the importance of paid sick time for U.S. workers and the broader economy

By Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott,

November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022

Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott,
LaborFamilies
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Health, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Health, Paid Leave
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Frequently asked questions about paid sick time for U.S. workers and their families and the broader U.S. economy

By Equitable Growth,

November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022

Equitable Growth,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
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Ahead of the November jobs report, here’s what recent disaggregated data say about the state of the U.S. labor market and economic growth

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kate Bahn, Kathryn Zickuhr,

November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kate Bahn, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage
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JOLTS Day Graphs: October 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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