On Friday, July 12, Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta announced his resignation as Democrats and Republicans alike questioned his handling of a sex crimes case involving financier Jeffrey Epstein when Acosta was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Even before l... More »
As expected, the New York City Council voted yesterday to cap the number of Ubers allowed to drive within the city, in a win for taxi drivers, who had complained of deflated incomes. The move came despite opposition from the NAACP and other civil rights organi... More »
Professor Susan Dynarski of the University of Michigan writes in the New York Times about a new economics study that shows the key role that unions have played in reducing inequality in the United States. In addition to improving their own members’ wages and b... More »
In an effort to reduce the gender pay gap, Delaware has enacted a law prohibiting employers from screening applicants based on salary history. In doing so, Delaware joins Massachusetts, Oregon, New York City, and Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s ordinance is und... More »
July 14th, 2019