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The minimum wage in the United States continues to be one of the most important policy levers for establishing a floor for job quality. Equitable Growth’s research and analysis demonstrates that higher minimum wages has the potential to increase earnings without reducing employment.

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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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Enacting a minimum wage for tipped workers is on the ballot in two U.S. cities. Here’s what the research says

By Kate Bahn,

November 4, 2022

November 4, 2022

Kate Bahn,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 6
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Wage Stagnation
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What happened to the federal minimum wage debate?

By Michelle Holder, Shaun Harrison,

December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021

Michelle Holder, Shaun Harrison,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Gender, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Gender, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity
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How a large employer’s low-road practices harm local labor markets: The impact of Walmart Supercenters

By Kate Bahn,

January 28, 2022

January 28, 2022

Kate Bahn,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Minimum Wage, Monopsony
TOPICS: Minimum Wage, Monopsony
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New research highlights the necessity of improving wage standards and bargaining power for low-wage workers in the United States

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

November 17, 2021

November 17, 2021

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

Why minimum wages are a critical tool for achieving racial justice in the U.S. labor market

By Ellora Derenoncourt, Claire Montialoux, Kate Bahn,

October 29, 2020

October 29, 2020

Ellora Derenoncourt, Claire Montialoux, Kate Bahn,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity

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Webinar: How to strengthen U.S. labor standards enforcement to protect workers’ rights

May 20, 2021 2:00PM - 3:30PM

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Minimum Wage
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Webinar: Transforming U.S. supply chains to create good jobs

May 3, 2021 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Labor
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Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage
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New evidence on the success of gig-worker pay standards for ride-hail drivers

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

March 10, 2021

March 10, 2021

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
AI, tech, & the economy, Income & Earnings Volatility, Minimum Wage, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Income & Earnings Volatility, Minimum Wage, Wage Stagnation
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Honoring Black History Month: How the history of violence and systemic racism continue to impact economic outcomes for African Americans

By Liz Hipple, Shanteal Lake,

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

Liz Hipple, Shanteal Lake,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 2
Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to combat wage theft against U.S. workers

By Equitable Growth,

February 24, 2021

February 24, 2021

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Wage Stagnation
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The consequences of political inequality and voter suppression for U.S. economic inequality and growth

By David S. Mitchell, Austin Clemens, Shanteal Lake,

February 3, 2021

February 3, 2021

David S. Mitchell, Austin Clemens, Shanteal Lake,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 7
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

Broad structural change is needed to boost wages in a U.S. economy that is more equitable to produce strong, sustainable economic growth

By Kate Bahn, Jesse Rothstein,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Kate Bahn, Jesse Rothstein,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 6
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

Strategic enforcement and co-enforcement of U.S. labor standards are needed to protect workers through the coronavirus recession

By Janice Fine, Daniel Galvin, Jenn Round, Hana Shepherd,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Janice Fine, Daniel Galvin, Jenn Round, Hana Shepherd,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Minimum Wage
Boosting Wages

Transforming U.S. supply chains to create good jobs

By Susan Helper,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Susan Helper,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage
Boosting Wages

Boosting wages when U.S. labor markets are not competitive

By Ioana Marinescu,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Ioana Marinescu,
CompetitionLaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 10
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

Collective bargaining as a path to more equitable wage growth in the United States

By Benjamin Schoefer,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Benjamin Schoefer,
LaborTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

U.S. labor markets require a new approach to higher education

By Andria Smythe,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Andria Smythe,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 5
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
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