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Tech and outsourcing companies continue to exploit the H-1B visa program at a time of mass layoffs: The top 30 H-1B employers hired 34,000 new H-1B workers in 2022 and laid off at least 85,000 workers in 2022 and early 2023

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:41:31 +0000

Daniel Costa, Ron Hira

Tech and outsourcing companies continue ...

The end of the pandemic public health emergency largely doesn’t change how state and local governments can use ARPA fiscal relief funds

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 21:35:01 +0000

Dave Kamper

The end of the pandemic public health ...

Jobs report shows 236,000 jobs added in March and wage growth slowing to disinflationary rates

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:22:42 +0000

EPI Staff

Jobs report shows 236,000 jobs added in ...

Even with today’s slowdown, profit growth remains a big driver of inflation in recent years: Corporate profits have contributed to more than a third of price growth

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:33:58 +0000

Josh Bivens

Even with today’s slowdown, profit ...

An average of 27 workers a day suffer amputation or hospitalization, according to new OSHA data from 29 states: Meat and poultry companies remain among the most dangerous

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:00:42 +0000

Debbie Berkowitz, Patrick Dixon

An average of 27 workers a day suffer ...

Gender wage gap widens even as low-wage workers see strong gains: Women are paid roughly 22% less than men on average

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:40:25 +0000

Elise Gould, Katherine deCourcy

Gender wage gap widens even as low-wage ...

Employers regularly engage in tactics to suppress unions: Examples at Starbucks, Amazon, and Google illustrate employers’ anti-union playbook

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:40:51 +0000

Celine McNicholas, Marc Edayadi, Margaret Poydock

Employers regularly engage in tactics to ...

State and local governments have spent less than half of their American Rescue Plan fiscal recovery funds: Recovery funds should be used to rebuild the public sector

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:54:37 +0000

Dave Kamper

State and local governments have spent ...

Recent banking failures add another reason to halt interest rate hikes

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:00:47 +0000

Josh Bivens

Recent banking failures add another ...

Why ‘right-to-work’ was always wrong for Michigan: Restoring workers’ rights is key to reversing growing income inequality in Michigan

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:06:46 +0000

Elise Gould, Jennifer Sherer

Why ‘right-to-work’ was always wrong for ...

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