Equal Pay Act at 50: The Myth of the Gender Wage Gap
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. Signed into law by John F. Kennedy in 1963, the act ruled it unlawful to… Read More
Morning Bell: Busting 5 Myths About the Minimum Wage
When someone says “minimum wage,” what comes to mind? Do you think of teenagers flipping burgers? Or a single parent trying to feed several kids?… Read More
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Morning Bell: Why Should I Care About the U.S. Debt?
You’re busy. So busy you barely have time to read these words. So why should you care about the us debt? Does it affect your… Read More
Labor Department Incorrectly Calculates Davis–Bacon Wage Requirements
Should government agencies use the best information possible? For more than 80 years, the Labor Department has answered that question in the negative. The Davis–Bacon… Read More
Smaller Paycheck? Welcome to Obama’s Post-Fiscal-Cliff World
Working Americans receiving their first full paycheck of the year may have had a rude awakening today. Despite all the President’s promises not to raise… Read More
Morning Bell: Businesses Cutting Hours, Bracing for Costs of Obamacare
It seems that every day now brings another business owner in the news talking about cutting workers’ hours or making other cost-cutting moves in anticipation… Read More
Debate Analysis: Women’s Pay Statistics Misleading
When a questioner at Tuesday’s presidential debate stated that women make only 72 cents for every dollar that men make, both President Obama and Governor… Read More
Wage and Price Stickiness and Economic Recovery
In a weak economy, the government should not erect barriers to hiring. But two government policies have hindered the already slow recovery: increases in the… Read More
Pennsylvania Considers Changes to Profligate Prevailing Wage Laws
State governments across the nation are looking for ways to tighten their belts in the face of declining tax revenues and growing budget shortfalls. In… Read More
Bigger Businesses Pay Higher Wages
Looking for a raise during these tough economic times? You may want to try working for a larger company. Though largely unpublicized, the fact that… Read More
Morning Bell: How Big Labor Hurts You
Earlier this month, Service Employee International Union President Andy Stern told the Las Vegas Sun, “We spent a fortune to elect Barack Obama — $60.7… Read More
Union Intimidation on Video
This Fox News story perfectly encapsulates why American workers deserve to keep a secret ballot for union organizing consistent with our democratic principles. Whether the union needs… Read More
Health Benefits Are Part of Worker Pay
George Mason University economics professor Don Boudreaux writes a letter to The Washington Post correcting columnist E.J. Dionne’s mistaken defense of Barack Obama’s health care… Read More
