Comment from Economic Policy Institute

Summary: The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) supports the Department of Labor's proposed rule to increase wage percentiles for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visas, as it improves upon the status quo for protecting U.S. workers. However, they argue the proposal should go further by setting the Level I wage at the 50th percentile (median wage) and rejecting the "experience benchmarking" alternative, which they claim would lead to lower wages and potential age discrimination.