Who is Paid a Living Wage in NYS? Examining Gaps and Modeling Alternatives Using the Cornell ILR Wage Atlas
Join this event to demonstrate the Cornell ILR Wage Atlas live. You will hear from Dr. Russell Weaver, the researcher who designed the tool, about the ILR Living Wage Atlas and the latest findings to come out of it. You will also hear from partners Yannet Lathrop, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst for the National Employment Law Project (NELP), and Dr. Karen King, Executive Director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, on how they use the tool. Come learn how you can take advantage of this rich data source, too.
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Join this event for a live demonstration of the Cornell ILR Wage Atlas. The Atlas is an interactive, publicly available, and free tool that allows users to dive into detailed wage data by profession and different demographic variables at the county and regional levels in New York State. In conversation with Yannet Lathrop, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst for the National Employment Law Project (NELP), and Karen King, Executive Director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, the architect of the tool, Dr. Russel Weaver of the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, will share:
- The latest updates to the Atlas, including data on disability status and citizenship
- Recent findings to come from the Atlas on the cost of living and how low-wage workers are affected
- Three case studies of how to use the tool, including to simulate new state minimum wages.
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