Author: Bernhardt Annette Bernhardt

About 27.5 million Americans-nearly 24 percent of the labor force-earn less than $8.70 an hour, not enough to keep a family of four out of poverty, even working full-time year-round. Job ladders for …

The promise of upward mobility-the notion that everyone has the chance to get ahead-is one of this country’s most cherished ideals, a hallmark of the American Dream. But in today’s volatile labor mar …