Wages and Benefits

Paid leave is overwhelmingly popular with the public, and provides workers with an essential benefit. But it is still not available to millions of workers. 

Jerome Powell’s time as Fed chair is defined by a strong commitment to full employment, delivering low unemployment and rising wages while guiding inflation down with minimal economic damage.

Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ PR stunt revealed the empty promises behind the policy.

The archaic subminimum wage has been frozen since 1991. The public overwhelmingly supports ending this gift to employers.

Decades of a frozen tipped wage continues to shift labor costs onto customers while policy fixes do little to support the lowest-paid workers.

New research shows that in 2024 teachers earned 73.1 cents on the dollar compared with what similar college graduates earned working in other professions.

The deregulatory push at Trump’s Labor Department signals a willingness to sacrifice workers’ health and lives for the sake of corporate profit.

A new analysis shows that Nevada, Maryland, and Virginia are the best states for Black workers. How will Trump’s war on the federal workforce change these outcomes?

Productivity slipped in the first quarter — a warning sign for inflation, wages, and the broader economy.

Given Trump’s push for more domestic manufacturing jobs, it is revealing to read about a company that says it is struggling to hire workers. But that could have something to do with the fact that they are offering employees a starting wage of $21 an hour — well below national averages.