EconomyCommentary
How Congress Can Clear the Road for Uber, Lyft, and the Gig Economy
The rise of Uber and Lyft has been a good thing for both riders and drivers. Riders like the cheaper prices and reliable service of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The So-Called ‘Wage Gap’ Is Going Down. And the Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story.
Time to change those outdated signs, ladies. It’s no longer the case that “women only make 77 cents on the dollar compared to men.” According… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Utahns Fear Obama Will Heed Environmentalists, Not Them, on National Monument Designation
This past Monday marked the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton using the Antiquities Act to create the 1.5 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Private-Sector Job Openings Are Up, but Not Thanks to the Government
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data this week showing that the ratio of unemployed people per job opening remains at the lowest it has… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
The August Jobs Report Was So-So. That’s Bad News.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August employment report showed little change in the labor market. Employers added a net 151,000 jobs. That rate of job… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Ways Obama’s New Overtime Rule Will Hurt Employees
In an alleged attempt to increase the income of certain salaried employees, the Obama administration issued a new overtime rule, set to take effect Dec…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Companies Are Raising Wages Without a Government Mandate
According to recent reports, companies are giving wide swaths of their workforces raises without the government dictating it. Some of the companies that have done… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Real Story About Free Trade and Manufacturing
International trade figures heavily in the presidential race. Presidential candidate Donald Trump said, “Hillary Clinton unleashed a trade war against the American worker when she… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Encouraging News in July Jobs Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July jobs report contained little bad news. The bureau found that employers created a net 255,000 new jobs since June…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Massachusetts Law Banning Employers From Asking Salary History Could Hurt Employees
Transparency in pay is a rallying point of “fair pay” advocates. Why then would a recent law passed in Massachusetts prohibit questions about pay? Ironically,… Read More
