September 18, 2015
The following reports on labor market policy were recently released:
Economic Policy Institute
H-2B Wage Rule Loophole Lets Employers Exploit Migrant Workers
Daniel Costa
New Census Data Show No Progress in Closing Stubborn Racial Income Gaps
Valerie Wilson
The WAGE Act Will Help Strengthen Worker Protections, Raise Wages, and Improve Working Conditions
Ross Eisenbrey
National Women’s Law Center
Chart Book: The Women in the Low-Wage Workforce May Not Be Who You Think
Anne Morrison, Katherine Gallagher Robbins
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Women Gain 107,000 Jobs in August and Men Gain 66,000 Jobs
IWPR
Access to Paid Sick Time in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Jessica Milli, Daria Ulybina
The Gender Wage Gap: 2014
Ariane Hegewisch, Heidi Hartmann
CLASP
Volatile Job Schedules and Access to Public Benefits
Liz Ben-Ishai