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&nbsp; Biography Heidi Shierholz (she/her) is the president of the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that uses the power of its research on economic trends and on the impact of economic policies to advance reforms that serve working people, deliver racial justice, and guarantee gender equity. 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class="callout-text "> <blockquote><p>Since its founding, EPI has highlighted how rising inequality, wage stagnation, and an expanding Black–white wage gap are not ‘natural’ phenomena, but are the result of deliberate policy choices shifting power from workers to the wealthy. Through its research and expertise, EPI has the opportunity to advance real reforms that lead to economic justice, racial justice, and gender equity.”</p></blockquote> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Biography</strong><em><strong><br /> </strong></em></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Heidi Shierholz (she/her) is the president of the Economic Policy Institute</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that uses the power of its research on economic trends and on the impact of economic policies to advance reforms that serve working people, deliver racial justice, and guarantee gender equity. In 2021 she became the fourth president EPI has had since its founding in 1986. </span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Shierholz, who served the Obama administration as chief economist at the Department of Labor, has been a consistent and leading voice for a worker-centered policy agenda that prioritizes economic and racial justice. Taking the helm at EPI after former President Thea Lee departed to work for the Biden administration, Shierholz is strengthening EPI’s ability to deliver economic analysis that challenges and transforms the mainstream narrative about the economy. Under her leadership, EPI is focused on fighting for and winning federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory reforms that support collective bargaining; increase worker power; improve wages, benefits, and working conditions; and reduce racial and gender inequities.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"> </p> <div class="epi-div float-left width-50 "> <iframe title="Unions and racial economic justice" width="600" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9KiPRg5xHjA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><span class="small">Shierholz testifying before the Senate on the importance of unions to racial justice</span></p> </div> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">As EPI policy director from 2017 to 2021, Shierholz led a significant expansion of EPI’s federal policy work</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">, using deeply credible economic research and analysis to build power for working people. Research and insights from EPI on labor and employment policy, wage stagnation, unions, inequality, unemployment benefits, and the policies needed to generate a strong and equitable recovery from the COVID-19 recession routinely shaped policy proposals and informed economic news coverage. </span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">As chief economist at the Department of Labor from 2014 to 2017, Shierholz developed and executed initiatives to boost workers’ rights, wages, and benefits</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">. During her term, the Labor Department became a focal point for ambitious economic policies, such as new regulations guaranteeing overtime pay for millions of workers. </span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">A labor market economist who holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan, Shierholz was tapped in 2007 by then EPI President Larry Mishel to join EPI as a labor economist, a role she held until joining the Obama administration in 2014. Prior to joining EPI in 2007, Shierholz was assistant professor of economics at the University of Toronto.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Throughout her career, Shierholz has educated policymakers, journalists, partner organizations, and the public about the effects of economic policies on low- and middle-income families</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">. A frequent expert witness before congressional committees and public commentator on major media outlets, Shierholz was named one of Washington’s most influential people outside of government by <i>Washingtonian Magazine</i> in 2021. Her work has been cited in many news outlets, including NBC Nightly News, CBS Evening News, The Today Show, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, CSPAN, Fox Business, Bloomberg, NPR, PRI, <i>New York Times</i>, <i>Washington Post</i>, <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, and <i>Los Angeles Times</i>.</span></p> <div style="width: 600px;" class="wp-video"> <video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-8704-1" width="600" height="338" preload="metadata" controls="controls"><source type="video/mp4" src="https://files.epi.org/uploads/HeidiSpeakingReel_2.mp4?_=1" /><a href="https://files.epi.org/uploads/HeidiSpeakingReel_2.mp4">https://files.epi.org/uploads/HeidiSpeakingReel_2.mp4</a></video></div> <p><span class="small">From C-SPAN to the halls of Congress, Shierholz showcases impactful moments where our voice is heard, making strides for the change we believe in. Media Inquiries: news@epi.org.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">A consistent theme throughout Shierholz’s career has been the research showing that unions are a critical force for equality and racial economic justice in this country</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 16.8pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;">“All workers get a boost from being in unions … but Black workers and Hispanic workers get a bigger boost from being in unions than white workers do,” Shierholz explained to a congressional committee in 2021. “If we take seriously this discussion we are having about racial economic justice, a really important thing we have to do there is boost unionization.”</span></p> <p><em><strong>Areas of expertise<br /> </strong></em>Labor policy • Wage inequality • Unemployment insurance • Long-term unemployment • Labor force participation • Minimum wage • Overtime</p> <p><strong><em>Education</em></strong></p> <p>Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan; M.A., Economics, University of Michigan; M.S., Statistics, Iowa State University, B.A., Mathematics, Grinnell College</p> <div id="epi-search-box"> <input type="hidden" id="search-post-types" value="page,press,event,multimedia,blog,news,publication,issuepage" />  <div id="search-author" data-author="26"></div> <div class="search-intro"> <div class="search-icon-wrapper"> <i class="search-icon-default fa fa-search"></i> <i style="display: none;" class="search-icon-loading fa fa-refresh fa-spin"></i> </div> Search publications by Heidi Shierholz </div> <div class="search-wrap-border"> <div class="search-wrap"> <div class="search-text"> <h3>By Content:</h3> <input type="text" 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href="https://www.epi.org/publication/testimony-prepared-for-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-full-committee-on-education-the-workforce-for-a-hearing-titled-unleashing-americas-workforce-and-strengthening-our-economy/">Testimony prepared for the U.S. House of Representatives Full Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy”</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 26, 2025 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/">Testimony</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-295991" class="loop-item post-295991 press type-press status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/elon-musks-doge-is-hacking-u-s-treasury-funds-and-our-democracy/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> Elon Musk’s DOGE is hacking U.S. Treasury funds—and our democracy</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 5, 2025 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-295318" class="loop-item post-295318 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/millions-of-workers-millions-of-workers-want-to-join-unions-but-couldnt/"><span class="title-presub">16 million workers were unionized in 2024</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Millions more want to join unions but couldn’t</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 28, 2025 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/margaret-poydock/">Margaret Poydock</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jennifer-sherer/">Jennifer Sherer</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-294190" class="loop-item post-294190 press type-press status-publish hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/seiu-joining-the-afl-cio-is-a-landmark-move-to-unite-and-strengthen-the-labor-movement/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> SEIU joining the AFL-CIO is a landmark move to unite and strengthen the labor movement</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 8, 2025 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-287429" class="loop-item post-287429 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-testimony"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/testimony-prepared-for-the-u-s-senate-subcommittee-on-economic-policy-for-a-hearing-titled-banning-noncompete-agreements/">Testimony prepared for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy for a hearing titled “Banning Noncompete Agreements”</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> July 30, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/">Testimony</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-282187" class="loop-item post-282187 press type-press status-publish hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/epi-applauds-the-ftcs-ban-on-noncompete-agreements/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> EPI applauds the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 23, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-282181" class="loop-item post-282181 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/explaining-the-department-of-labors-new-overtime-rule-that-will-benefit-4-3-million-workers/">Explaining the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule that will benefit 4.3 million workers</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 23, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/samantha-sanders/">Samantha Sanders</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-280731" class="loop-item post-280731 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/middle-out-economics-is-good-for-workers-their-families-and-the-broader-economy/">Middle-out economics is good for workers, their families, and the broader economy</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 19, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-279549" class="loop-item post-279549 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/immigrants-are-not-hurting-u-s-born-workers-six-facts-to-set-the-record-straight/"><span class="title-presub">Immigrants are not hurting U.S.-born workers</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Six facts to set the record straight</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 20, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/daniel-costa/">Daniel Costa</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-278125" class="loop-item post-278125 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/union-membership-data/"><span class="title-presub">Workers want unions, but the latest data point to obstacles in their path</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Private-sector unionization rose by more than a quarter million in 2023, while unionization in state and local governments fell</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 23, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/margaret-poydock/">Margaret Poydock</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jennifer-sherer/">Jennifer Sherer</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-277876" class="loop-item post-277876 press type-press status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/epi-applauds-new-dol-rule-to-curb-employer-misclassification-of-workers-as-independent-contractors/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> EPI applauds new DOL rule to curb employer misclassification of workers as independent contractors</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 9, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-277487" class="loop-item post-277487 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epi-comments-on-dols-retirement-security-rule-definition-of-an-investment-advice-fiduciary/">EPI comments on DOL’s Retirement Security Rule — Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 2, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/monique-morrissey/">Monique Morrissey</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-276189" class="loop-item post-276189 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epi-comments-on-dols-proposed-overtime-rule/">EPI comments on DOL’s proposed overtime rule</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> November 7, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/samantha-sanders/">Samantha Sanders</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jori-kandra/">Jori Kandra</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-274806" class="loop-item post-274806 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/the-impact-of-the-wave-of-strike-activity-goes-far-beyond-the-2024-election-a-revitalized-labor-movement-could-lead-to-a-fairer-economy-for-decades-to-come/"><span class="title-presub">The impact of the wave of strike activity goes far beyond the 2024 election</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">A revitalized labor movement could lead to a fairer economy for decades to come</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> October 4, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-268993" class="loop-item post-268993 press type-press status-publish hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/epi-praises-the-confirmation-of-jared-bernstein-as-bidens-top-economic-adviser/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> EPI praises the confirmation of Jared Bernstein as Biden’s top economic adviser</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> June 13, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-266210" class="loop-item post-266210 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epi-comment-on-the-ftcs-non-compete-clause-rule/">EPI comment on the FTC’s noncompete clause rule</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 19, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/john-schmitt/">John Schmitt</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/samantha-sanders/">Samantha Sanders</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-265442" class="loop-item post-265442 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-testimony"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/testimony-help-march-2023/">Testimony prepared for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing on ‘Unleashing America’s Opportunities for Hiring and Employment’</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 28, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/">Testimony</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-264033" class="loop-item post-264033 press type-press status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/epi-praises-the-nomination-of-julie-su-as-secretary-of-labor/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> EPI praises the nomination of Julie Su as Secretary of Labor</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 1, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-264018" class="loop-item post-264018 press type-press status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/epi-applauds-the-reintroduction-of-the-pro-act/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> EPI applauds the reintroduction of the PRO Act</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 28, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-262328" class="loop-item post-262328 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry style-fact-sheet type-fact-sheet"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/cost-of-misclassification/">The economic costs of worker misclassification</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 25, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/john-schmitt/">John Schmitt</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/margaret-poydock/">Margaret Poydock</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/samantha-sanders/">Samantha Sanders</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/fact-sheet/">Fact Sheet</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-262198" class="loop-item post-262198 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/unionization-2022/"><span class="title-presub">Unionization increased by 200,000 in 2022</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Tens of millions more wanted to join a union, but couldn’t</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 19, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/margaret-poydock/">Margaret Poydock</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-261158" class="loop-item post-261158 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epi-response-comments-regarding-the-nlrbs-standard-for-determining-joint-employer-status/">EPI response comments regarding the NLRB’s Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> December 20, 2022 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/john-schmitt/">John Schmitt</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-259596" class="loop-item post-259596 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epi-comments-on-dols-proposed-rulemaking-on-employee-or-independent-contractor-classification-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act/">EPI comments on DOL’s proposed rulemaking on employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> December 13, 2022 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/john-schmitt/">John Schmitt</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/margaret-poydock/">Margaret Poydock</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-260349" 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