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Employment Policies Institute: Preemptive Attacks on Economists and Academic Works are Desperate and Without Merit: Defenders of New York City’s Living Wage Proposal Desperately Attack Well-Respected Economists Before Study is Complete
October 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Employment Policies Institute (EPI) research fellow, Michael Saltsman, released the following statement in response to attacks by the National Employment Law Project and the Fiscal Policy Institute on the credibility of EPI and respected labor economists Daniel Hamermesh and David Neumark: “The credibility of Professors Hamermesh and Neumark and of research published by EPI is unquestioned, except by those with a political agenda. As… -
Councilwoman Clarke’s Proposed Living Wage Ordinance a Job Killer for Baltimore: “Living Wages” Mean Fewer Jobs for Less Experienced Baltimoreans
May 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke introduced legislation that requires all large retailers with more than $10 million in annual revenue to pay a “living wage” of $10.19 an hour. In response, Michael Saltsman, research fellow at the Employment Policies Institute, released the following statement: Baltimore might be the “Charm City,” but there’s nothing endearing about Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke’s proposed living wage… -
Councilwoman Clarke’s Proposed Living Wage Ordinance a Job Killer for Baltimore: “Living Wages” Mean Fewer Jobs for Less Experienced Baltimoreans
May 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke introduced legislation that requires all large retailers with more than $10 million in annual revenue to pay a “living wage” of $10.19 an hour. In response, Michael Saltsman, research fellow at the Employment Policies Institute, released the following statement: Baltimore might be the “Charm City,” but there’s nothing endearing about Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke’s proposed living wage… -
New Report Profiles the Plight of America’s 8.9 Million “Working Poor”: Highlights Need for Public Policies that are Better Targeted at Low-Income Individuals
March 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the country’s number of working poor grew by 1.4 million in 2008, with a total 8.9 million working adults now unable to make a living that keeps them above the federal poverty line. The report, titled “A Profile of the Working Poor,” shows that finding a job is not always a path out of… -
Maryland’s New Living Wage Will Result in Job Loss
September 2007 · ·
Maryland’s New Living Wage Will Result in Job Loss WASHINGTON – This Monday a higher living wage for Maryland workers on state contracts goes into effect; this increase will likely result in job loss for the very people it’s supporters purport to help. “Research shows that drastic negative economic consequences come from mandated wage levels,” said the Employment Policies Institute’s chief economist Jill Jenkins. “Maryland legislators’ good… -
Maryland’s New Living Wage Will Result in Job Loss
September 2007 · ·
Maryland’s New Living Wage Will Result in Job Loss WASHINGTON – This Monday a higher living wage for Maryland workers on state contracts goes into effect; this increase will likely result in job loss for the very people it’s supporters purport to help. “Research shows that drastic negative economic consequences come from mandated wage levels,” said the Employment Policies Institute’s chief economist Jill Jenkins. “Maryland legislators’ good…