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About EPI. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank working for the last 30 years to counter rising inequality, low wages and weak benefits for working people, slower …
Family Budget Calculator - Economic Policy Institute
EPI’s Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. The budgets estimate community-specific costs for 10 family types (one …
Economic Policy Institute | Research and Ideas for Shared Prosperity
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13 nov. 2025 · EPI comment on OSHA’s “Interpretation of the General Duty Clause” proposed rule October 31, 2025 By Margaret Poydock Public Comments
Minimum Wage Tracker - Economic Policy Institute
1 jan. 2002 · EPI is a leader in the movement for economic justice. We use the tools of economics to win policy change that advances power for workers, economic security for families, and racial and gender …
Nominal Wage Tracker - Economic Policy Institute
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Cuts to SNAP benefits will disproportionately harm families of color ...
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271,500 workers went on strike in 2024 - epi.org
20 feb. 2025 · The data, combined with an EPI review of publicly available sources, suggest a range of strike activity in 2024. Recurring themes of major stoppages in 2024 include improving pay, …
Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for …
22 jan. 2025 · Heidi Shierholz, “EPI comments on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” comments submitted on behalf of the Economic Policy Institute to Division of …
2025 Q2 | State Unemployment by Race and Ethnicity
EPI analyzes national and state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity, and racial/ethnic unemployment rate gaps on a quarterly basis to generate a consistent sample to create reliable and …