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2012 Model New Orleans Language Access Ordinance

Type Model Law

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Louisiana

Source City of New Orleans

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The model ordinance centralizes the responsibility for promoting language access in city government in the Office of Neighborhood Engagement (ONE). The ordinance grants ONE increased funds to implement plans to hire multilingual employees. It also appoints ONE to collect the language-access...

2008 San Francisco Ordinance 279 Municipal Identification Cards

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This ordinance requires the Office of the City Clerk to issue a municipal identification card upon the request of a city resident. To obtain a municipal identification card, a resident shall complete an application requiring proof of identity and proof of residence within the City....

The Work of Art: A Survey of Milwaukee’s Artists and Creatives

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

The arts are an important sector of Milwaukee's local economy, providing a wide range of educational and cultural opportunities while employing thousands of individuals. Using survey data, this report outlines the characteristics of artists in Milwaukee County, the challenges they...

Flying Higher at LAX: Family Healthcare Coverage for Airline Service Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

This report evaluates the impact of Los Angeles' decision to update their Living Wage Ordinance to provide healthcare coverage for airline service workers and their families. Six months after the update, access to family healthcare and passenger safety, service, and security improved....

The High-Road Workplace: Route to a Sustainable Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families

By offering health insurance, paid family leave and sick days, companies and workers can avoid working against each other and businesses experience increased worker productivity. The public interest is also served as companies end up putting more money into local economies. New regulations...

Most State Unemployment Websites Fail Mobile and Accessibility Tests

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Policy Areas Data & Technology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of workers have applied for unemployment benefits online, only to be met with a crashed webpage. To better gauge the overall functionality of state unemployment websites, ITIF tested the page load speed, mobile-friendliness, and accessibility...

Falling Short: Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Compares Poorly with Other Midwestern States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

For more than five years, Michigan has had the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest. Despite this, Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) system compares very poorly with other Midwestern states in helping jobless workers as they look for work; this is due partly to its failure...

State-Based Policies to Build a Cleaner, Safer, and More Equitable Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source BlueGreen Alliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources

Decisionmakers across the country are putting forward policies to fight climate that is critical to creating a healthier, more resilient future. As climate change’s impact on both the United States and the world continues to grow, policies must be made to build a cleaner, safer, and...

Aspen Institute Quality Job Tools Library

Type Policy Brief or Report, Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source The Aspen Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

The Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program developed this Job Quality Tools Library to provide actionable tools – including checklists, instructions, and guidelines – to help leaders adopt practices to strengthen job quality in their own organizations, in the businesses...

Best Value Contracting and Public Works Contracts

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City Of Madison Engineering Division

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

Best Value Contracting creates a set of enforceable qualifications with a single point of accountability, pervormance qualifications, workforce development, oversight and transparency on publicly funded projects....

Wages & Benefits Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Presently, the average American worker is unfairly compensated for their labor. In response to this challenge, ProGov21's updated Job Quality Roadmap provides information and resources that enable the creation of a healthy and productive workforce. It calls on local governments to...

Falling Short: Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Compares Poorly with Other Midwestern States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

For more than five years, Michigan has had the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest. Despite this, Michigan's Unemployment Insurance (UI) system compares poorly against other Midwestern states in helping jobless workers as they seek employment; this is partly due to its failure...

2020 Seattle Ordinance Establishing Labor Standards and Minimum Compensation for Transit Network Drivers

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance establishes minimum labor and compensation standards for transportation network company (TNC) drivers. It also requires TNCs to provide or reimburse personal protective equipment (i.e. face coverings, gloves, hand sanitizing agents, and disinfecting supplies) for TNC...

2009 San Francisco Ordinance 202 Language Access

Type Ordinance

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance requires City Departments to translate the following written materials into languages spoken by a substantial number of limited English speaking persons: applications to receive benefits or services; tests for which knowledge of written English is not required; materials...

Access Denied: The Unfulfilled Promise of the D.C. Language Access Act

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Washington College of Law

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This report discusses D.C.'s failure to implement the D.C. Language Access Act. The D.C. Language Access Act was enacted to improve non-English proficient resident's access to translation and interpretation services at municipal entities. The report makes several recommendations to...

2001 Oakland Ordinance 12324 Improving Language Accessibility for City Services

Type Ordinance

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Oakland City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The Ordinance requires city information and services be provided in every language that is represented by 10,000 people or more in the city; the hiring of bilingual staff in public contact positions; establishes an in-house translation service for written government materials and...

2001 San Francisco Ordinance 126 Improving Language Accessibility for City Servics

Type Ordinance

Year 2001

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The ordinance requires City Departments to offer written materials in languages besides English if a substantial or concentrated portion of the public utilizing their services does not speak English effectively because it is not their primary language....

2007 New York City Ordinance 596 Requiring the Department of Housing to Provide Language Assistance

Type Ordinance

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source The New York City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

The ordinance requires the department of housing preservation and development to provide free language assistance services to limited English proficient individuals. The department shall also translate all of its documents into the top nine languages other than English spoken by persons...

Poll Report: Small Business Owners' Views on Retirement Security

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report, which contains the results of a scientific national phone survey of small business owners (2 to 99 employees) conducted in March 2013, is designed to inform policy discussions about retirement security and serve as a basis for evaluating proposals that address the needs...

Contracting for Equity: Best Local Government Practices that Advance Racial Equity in Government Contracting and Procurement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Government Alliance on Race and Equity

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

Inclusive contracting refers to the process of creating the environment for businesses owned by people of color and/or women to participate in a governmental procurement and contracting process. Inclusive business participation in local government procurement and contracting is an...

Examining the Evidence: The Impact of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance on Workers and Businesses

Type Ordinance

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report examines the impact of Los Angeles' 1997 living wage ordinance on wages, benefits, and labor dynamics. It finds that the law increased wages and benefits for thousands of people across the city, and that these benefits were greater when workers were unionized. ...

Undertrained, Underpaid, and Unprepared: How LA's Commercial Office Building Owners Are Failing Security Officers and Compromising Public Safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2006

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Public Safety

This report details how substandard training practices, high turnover rates, and low wages in Los Angeles's security industry has left the city particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, crime, and terrorist attacks. The report uses case studies from across the city to provide...

Health Care for Airport Workers: Protecting Our Security and Safeguarding Our Children's Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Health

This report underscores the failure of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance to increase healthcare benefits for LAX workers, and outlines how the lack of insurance has impacted workers' families. It recommends that the city invest to increase the health care differential of the living...

The Road to Responsible Contracting: Lessons from States and Cities for Ensuring That Federal Contracting Delivers Good Jobs and Quality Services

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report outlines the failures of the current federal contracting system, and highlights state and city governments that are implementing responsible contracting reforms. Reform recommendations include conducting rigorous responsibility reviews and background checks on potential...

2013 Bernalillo County Ordinance 2013-12 Establishing Changes to the Minimum Wage

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New Mexico

Source Bernalillo County

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance requires that all employers pay no less than the minimum wage and specifies the required minimums for tipped workers and health or childcare workers. It also mandates a minimum wage increase from $7.50 to $8.50 per hour over the following year and includes a cost-of-living...

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