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Research Reveals Increases in Insurance Premiums Result in Job Loss for Low-skilled Employees: A 20% increase in insurance premiums would kill 4 million jobs nationwide
January 2006
Washington, DC – A study released today by the Employment Policies Institute reveals that as the cost of insurance premiums rise, pressure on businesses to keep labor costs in check results in job loss and involuntary part-time employment concentrated among low-skilled employees. Since 2000 the cost of employer-provided insurance has increased by nearly 60 percent. This dramatic cost increase accompanies an increase in the number of uninsured… -
Research Reveals Increases in Insurance Premiums Result in Job Loss for Low-skilled Employees: A 20% increase in insurance premiums would kill 4 million jobs nationwide
January 2006
Washington, DC – A study released today by the Employment Policies Institute reveals that as the cost of insurance premiums rise, pressure on businesses to keep labor costs in check results in job loss and involuntary part-time employment concentrated among low-skilled employees. Since 2000 the cost of employer-provided insurance has increased by nearly 60 percent. This dramatic cost increase accompanies an increase in the number of uninsured… -
Research Reveals Employer Healthcare Mandates Fail to Cover Uninsured and Ultimately Lead to Job Loss: National healthcare mandate would push 315,000 Americans out of work
January 2006
Washington, DC – A study released by the Employment Policies Institute shows that if employer-paid healthcare mandates were passed nationwide, they would fail to provide coverage for 45 percent of those currently uninsured and trigger job loss for 315,000 Americans. Over 30 state legislatures are expected to debate proposals this year for mandatory employer-provided healthcare. Most of these proposals will be crafted to exclude businesses with fewer… -
Research Reveals Employer Healthcare Mandates Fail to Cover Uninsured and Ultimately Lead to Job Loss: National healthcare mandate would push 315,000 Americans out of work
January 2006
Washington, DC – A study released by the Employment Policies Institute shows that if employer-paid healthcare mandates were passed nationwide, they would fail to provide coverage for 45 percent of those currently uninsured and trigger job loss for 315,000 Americans. Over 30 state legislatures are expected to debate proposals this year for mandatory employer-provided healthcare. Most of these proposals will be crafted to exclude businesses with fewer… -
Think Raising the Minimum Wage is a Good Idea? Think Again.: Full-Page Ad in the Washington Post Asks Readers to Consider the Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage Hikes
January 2006
Washington, DC –Today, the Employment Policies Institute [EPI] is running a full-page ad in the Washington Post asking the public to rethink the notion that minimum wage hikes are a good idea. The timing of the ad coincides with the introduction of federal legislation to hike the minimum wage by over 40 percent. The ad reads: Think Raising the Minimum Wage is a Good Idea? “The reason… -
Think Raising the Minimum Wage is a Good Idea? Think Again.: Full-Page Ad in the Washington Post Asks Readers to Consider the Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage Hikes
January 2006
Washington, DC –Today, the Employment Policies Institute [EPI] is running a full-page ad in the Washington Post asking the public to rethink the notion that minimum wage hikes are a good idea. The timing of the ad coincides with the introduction of federal legislation to hike the minimum wage by over 40 percent. The ad reads: Think Raising the Minimum Wage is a Good Idea? “The reason…