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The Proposed Minimum Wage Law for Los Angeles: Economic Impacts and Policy Options

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report evaluates the City of Los Angeles' proposed minimum wage increase to $13.75 by 2017 and $15.25 by 2019 followed by annual increases indexed to inflation. It evaluates the impact on workers, businesses, and the overall economy evaluating various policy design options....

San Francisco Values: The New Social Compact

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Finance & Procurement

This paper evaluates the large number of progressive policies the city of San Francisco has enacted in the last decade. This includes increased labor protections, enhanced union rights, local earned income tax credits, and a universal health access program....

Child Tax Credit Enhancements Under the American Rescue Plan

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Children & Families

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes a significant expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The proposal provides a $125 billion boost in funding for the program, which would double the size of the existing federal credit for households...

The Impact of Oakland's Proposed City Minimum Wage Law: A Prospective Study

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report evaluated the potential impact of the 2014 ballot measure to raise Oakland's minimum wage to $12.25. They found it would increase wages for 25% of the workforce. Costs would be managed through savings from reduced turnover, increase productivity, and small price increases...

Driverless? Autonomous Trucks and the Future of the American Trucker

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

This report evaluates the potential impact of automation in the trucking industry. It looks at the potential impact of driverless trucks in particular. It evaluates both employment impacts and potential policy solutions....

The Property Tax Circuit Breaker: An Introduction and Survey of Current Programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report provides an introduction to property tax circuit breakers and describes the main features of circuit breaker programs currently being administered in eighteen states. Some of the features discussed include eligibility restrictions (based on whether the taxpayer is a homeowner...

The 2018 Rhode Island Standard of Need: What it costs to live in Rhode Island and how work supports help families meet basic needs.

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Raising a family in Rhode Island is expensive. Many households do not earn enough to meet their needs. Government funded work support programs and child care assistance program help close the gap between income and expenses for low wage families. This report finds that increasing...

Los Angeles Department of Public Works Construction Careers Policy

Type Ordinance

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This city ordinance modifies the DPW's contracting and project labor agreements to ensure career pathways into the building trads for minorities and local residents so they can also benefit from city construction projects....

The Illusion of Race-Neutral Tax Policy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Examining tax laws only in the context of class is a “colorblind” approach to tax and economic policy that ignores how tax policies affect communities based on race. Historical instances of explicitly racist tax policies, such as the slave tax, continue to impact state and local...

Race to the Bottom: How Low-Road Subcontracting Affects Working Conditions in California's Property Service s Industry

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement

This report evaluates the public cost of low wages in California's subcontracted services industries....

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....

Raising Revenue Through Municipal Corporate Taxation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas -

The 2017 partisan tax reform law accelerated the United States’ rising inequality by slashing taxes of wealthy individuals and corporations and expanding the federal deficit, ultimately straining municipal budgets. In order to restore fairness to the tax code and generate revenue...

Expanding State EITCs: Age Enhancements and a Credit Increase for Workers without Children in the Home

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Children & Families

In offsetting federal income and payroll taxes and supplementing the earnings of low-wage workers across the country, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the most effective anti-poverty programs in the U.S. However, the EITC provides little or no benefits to workers without...

Asset Development: A Framework to Align Economic Development, the Safety Net, and Education in Arizona

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State

State(s) Arizona

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education

Asset poor families, those that cannot sustain themselves without income for at least three months or weather emergencies without falling into the safety net, are consistently vulnerable. Arizona seeks to align its economic development, safety net, and education systems to benefit...

Racial Equity and Taxes in Southern States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Generally, southern states levy taxes in a way that worsens racial and economic equity. Most southern states raise less revenue than states in other regions, leading to underinvestment in people and places. This lack of revenue contributes to staggering levels of poverty, particularly...

Rhode Island Supports For Working Families Among Lowest In New England

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Coverage for childcare assistance and health care is low in Rhode Island. Low-wage families need support from the government to close this gap....

Property Tax Circuit Breakers: Fair and Cost-Effective Relief for Taxpayers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Property tax circuit breakers provide households with direct property tax relief that increases as household income declines. In addition to analyzing the advantages of circuit breakers, this report outlines the basic types of property tax circuit breakers and examines whether eligibility...

Work in Progress: Latinos in the RI Workforce

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Latinos play a important role in the state's workforce and economic growth as the infographic shows. The population of Latinos will increase while the challenges facing Latino's will increase too....

Distribution of Workers Affected by a $15 Minimum Wage in California Across Counties by 2023

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This fact sheet outlines the number of workers who would see a raise under California's plan to raist the minimum wage to $15 an hour, broken out by county....

Providing Health Care to Undocumented Residents: Program details and lessons learned from three California county health programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This report evaluates the impact of various California County programs which exteneded public healthcare to undocumented immigrants....

Who Benefits from Redevelopment in Los Angeles?

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 1999

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This study evaluates the commercial development in the 1990s undertaken by the Community Redevelopment Agency, a economic development agency located in Los Angeles. The report finds the agency's development subsidies and strategies fail to provide a maximum return on investment for...

The Link Between Good Jobs and a Low Carbon Future: Evidence from California's Renewables Portfolio Standard, 2002-2015

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This report evaluates the impact and job quality of the green jobs created in the construction industry as a result of California's commitment in increasing the State's usage of renewable energy....

What Do We Know About Gig Work in California? An Analysis of Independent Contracting

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report outlines the issues of gig work evaluating its implications for independent cotnracting and job quality....

2000 Los Angeles Responsible Contracting Ordinance 173677

Type Ordinance

Year 2000

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Council of the City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance requires city contractors to follow all city, state, and federal laws or risk loss of contract. This includes laws regarding health, safety, wages, and hours. It also requires the City to consider the contractor's "responsibility" when awarding contracts. Responsibility...

1996 Los Angeles Service Contractor Worker Retention Ordinance 171004

Type Ordinance

Year 1996

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Council of the City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Incumbent workers have invaluable knowledge and experience with work schedules, practices, and clients. The benefits of replacing these workers without such experiences decreases efficiency and results in a disservice to City and City financed or assisted projects. As a result, this...

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