Monique Morrissey

Featured in: Favicon

cnn.com

commondreams.org Favicon

alternet.org Favicon

portside.org Favicon

labortribune.com

Articles

Unauthorized immigrants and the economy

1 week ago | epi.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Monique Morrissey

Immigration is among the most important economic and political issues and a main topic of discourse and debate among policymakers and the public.
Cutting Medicaid to pay for low taxes on the rich is a terrible trade for American families

1 month ago | epi.org | Josh Bivens |Hilary Wething |Monique Morrissey

Download PDF Keeping taxes low for the richest households and corporations is the clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican congressional majority. Many provisions of the 2017 tax law (often called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act or the TCJA) are expiring this year.
The U.S. Benefits From Immigration but Policy Reforms Needed To Maximize Gains

Oct 14, 2024 | portside.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Monique Morrissey

Introduction and executive summaryImmigration has been a source of strength for the U.S. economy and has great potential to boost it even more, but the current U.S. immigration policy regime squanders too many of its potential benefits by depriving immigrants of their full rights as workers and granting employers too much power to manipulate the system. It is crystal clear that immigration expands U.S. gross domestic product and is good for growth.
The U.S. benefits from immigration but policy reforms needed to maximize gains: Recommendations and a review of key issues to ensure fair wages and labor standards for all workers

Oct 4, 2024 | epi.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Monique Morrissey

Download PDF Introduction and executive summary Immigration has been a source of strength for the U.S. economy and has great potential to boost it even more, but the current U.S. immigration policy regime squanders too many of its potential benefits by depriving immigrants of their full rights as workers and granting employers too much power to manipulate the system. It is crystal clear that immigration expands U.S. gross domestic product and is good for growth. And immigration overall has...
For-profit nursing home owners are pushing Congress to block a new minimum staffing rule

Jun 4, 2024 | epi.org | Monique Morrissey

Opposition to a new nursing home staffing standard has come to a boil with for-profit owners seeking to overturn the rule via a Congressional Review Act resolution, a “salted earth” strategy that would prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from ever issuing an amended rule.
Recapping a great week for workers

Apr 26, 2024 | epi.org | Monique Morrissey

Last Friday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) scored a historic win in the South after a decade-long campaign to organize a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee. The UAW is hoping momentum from the Volkswagen vote as well as last year’s successful strike at the “Big Three” automakers will help them win representation at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama next month.
HELP Committee Statement

Feb 27, 2024 | epi.org | Monique Morrissey

Download PDF February 27, 2024 The Honorable Bernie Sanders, Chair The Honorable Bill Cassidy, Ranking Member Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 428 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to consider “Taking a Serious Look at the Retirement Crisis in America: What can we do to expand defined benefit pension plans for workers?” Dear Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and...
Biden administration moves to protect vulnerable nursing home residents and workers

Dec 20, 2023 | epi.org | Monique Morrissey

The Biden administration has issued a proposed rule setting minimum hours of care by registered nurses and nurse aides in nursing homes. Since nursing home owners can boost profits by reducing staffing levels to dangerous levels, this is a critical step toward protecting residents and workers. The industry lobby says that low staffing levels aren’t due to profit-seeking, but rather a shortage of workers. However, the supposed “shortage” is self-inflicted.
EPI comments on CMS’s proposed rule on minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities

Nov 6, 2023 | epi.org | Monique Morrissey

Download PDF Submitted November 6, 2023 via regulations.gov. Minor changes were made to this document after submission.
Many older workers have difficult jobs that put them at risk: Working longer is not a viable solution to the retirement crisis

May 17, 2023 | epi.org | Monique Morrissey

Summary: Significant numbers of Americans over 50 endure difficult working conditions, including physically taxing, dangerous, and stressful jobs—jobs that often don’t even pay enough to allow them to ever retire. Key findings 50.3% of older workers have physically demanding jobs.

Contact details

Emails

[email protected]

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Monique Morrissey

Articles

Unauthorized immigrants and the economy

Cutting Medicaid to pay for low taxes on the rich is a terrible trade for American families

The U.S. Benefits From Immigration but Policy Reforms Needed To Maximize Gains

The U.S. benefits from immigration but policy reforms needed to maximize gains: Recommendations and a review of key issues to ensure fair wages and labor standards for all workers

For-profit nursing home owners are pushing Congress to block a new minimum staffing rule

Recapping a great week for workers

HELP Committee Statement

Biden administration moves to protect vulnerable nursing home residents and workers

EPI comments on CMS&#8217;s proposed rule on minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities

Many older workers have difficult jobs that put them at risk: Working longer is not a viable solution to the retirement crisis

Contact details

Emails

Socials & Sites

EPI comments on CMS’s proposed rule on minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities