Eileen Appelbaum
Articles by Eileen Appelbaum
Workers need overtime pay, not comp time.
More and more studies show that businesses are not harmed by offering paid sick leave.
The paid family leave and temporary disability insurance programs in California and New Jersey provide path-breaking and positive examples that can be replicated in other states and nationally.
Private equity firms shouldn't be able to strip assets from companies they acquire.
Tax loopholes benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else, who must pay higher taxes to keep the country running.
The government needs to take bold action to create jobs and put people back to work.
Laid off workers are not seeing encouraging job prospects, and those who are employed are don't want to jeopardize their positions by taking leave.
Globally the share of income going to labor is decreasing along with the traditional middle class.
Higher taxes on capital gains might put a crimp in the lavish lifestyles of the wealthy, but they are unlikely to affect the investment behavior of companies.
U.S. politicians should look to see how budget austerity is doing in the United Kingdom.
