http://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2012/06/15/no-glee-for-teen-summer-job-seekers Comments On: No glee for teen summer-job seekers by Achille Ngoma en-us Copyright 2013 Colorado Springs Independent. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Colorado Springs Independent readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Colorado Springs Independent. becca@csindy.com (Colorado Springs Independent Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0600 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0600 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is one of several front groups created by Berman & Co., a Washington, DC public affairs firm owned by Rick Berman, who lobbies for the restaurant, hotel, alcoholic beverage and tobacco industries.
EPI has has been widely quoted in news stories regarding minimum wage issues, and although a few of those stories have correctly described it as a "think tank financed by business," most stories fail to provide any identification that would enable readers to identify the vested interests behind its pronouncements. Instead, it is usually described exactly the way it describes itself, as a "non-profit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth" that "focuses on issues that affect entry-level employment."
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