As states, cities and municipalities across the country raise wages to improve the lives of working people, it is worth highlighting how such moves affect low-income communities of color. Many argue that higher wages hurt job growth. Here’s why that thinking is wrong. The Congressional Budget Office, in an extensive review of the available research …
Raising the Minimum Wage Has a Negligible Effect on Jobs Read More »
You shouldn’t have to suffer to be beautiful. But many women suffer for the beauty of others, polishing nails and styling hair with a toxic pallette of chemicals. Working long hours amid noxious fumes, salon workers, typically women of color, are in constant contact with chemicals linked to various illnesses and reproductive health problems. While …
Workplace Toxics Reveal the Beauty Industry’s Ugly Side Read More »
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
