Classic economic theory assumes low-income people would stop working if governments gave them money as a strategy to reduce poverty. New research co-authored by a Cornell expert in industrial ...

The refundable tax credit can provide thousands of dollars to eligible workers and families, but the amount depends on income ...

Since 2010, companies such as Walmart, Uber Technologies, and DoorDash have given employees a portion of their earned wages prior to payday by partnering with EWA companies or offering the services ...

Ours is a nation with a draconian income gap. Over the past four decades, the richest of the rich -- the 1% -- have rapidly increased their earnings, almost 27 times as fast as the income of the ...

The 2010 Affordable Care Act established the biggest federally funded entitlement for Americans in the labor force. To ensure that this spending was focused on those unable to provide for themselves, ...

For a brief period during the pandemic, workers had power. Once the shutdowns ended and the economy rebounded, low-wage workers in many industries were able to negotiate better pay. Meanwhile, a boost ...