Are the Best States for Workers Also the Best States for Business?

August 30, 2018 in Economy, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Paid Sick Days, Workers' Rights, Working Families

By: Michelle Sternthal, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Oxfam America Popular rhetoric in the U.S. pits workers against businesses. How often does one hear, “Worker protections saddle businesses and stall the economy! Increasing the minimum wage will scare away businesses! Regulations kill jobs!” In so many policy conversations, we are told that labor laws must be […]