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2023-2024 State & Local Policy Agenda

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source EARN

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Workers face economic threats including eroding wages, unfair firings, union busting, and entrenched occupational segregation. As workers organize to fight back, they need local policymakers to implement new policies that raise labor standards and crack down on abuses. This report...

Minneapolis Living Wage Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Minneapolis City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage in Minneapolis. As of July 1, 2021, an employer shall pay an employee no less than fifteen dollars per hour....

City Strategies to Combat Wage Theft and Empower Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This policy brief outlines policy levers local jurisdictions can use to address wage theft and support local workers. Some of the policies detailed include quality administrative systems, reliable data for tracking wages, and stronger sanctions for violating wage theft provisions....

Taken for a Ride: Poverty and Food Insecurity Among Workers at Universal Studios Hollywood

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) California

Source UCLA Labor Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice

While Universal Studios receives millions of dollars in government subsidies, it pays minimum wage to most of the 6,000 workers at its Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, resulting in widespread food and housing insecurity, including hunger and homelessness. These workers struggle...

The Raise the Wage Act Would Support Essential Care Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

Essential care workers would benefit from the Raise the Wage Act, and the $15 per hour minimum wage it would establish. This report illustrates the impact of this legislation on various demographics, locations, and industries....

2017 San Diego Ordinance 10-2017 Mandating Equal Pay

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of San Diego

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance ensures compliance with non-discrimination laws and the California Equal Pay Act. It further requires businesses to equalize wages between employees who perform equal or substantially similar work, regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity....

Ensuring the High Road in Cannabis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

As federal and state governments move toward marijuana legalization, labor conditions within the industry need to be evaluated. Currently, many of the employers in the marijuana industry take a "low road" approach to their workforce, with low wages, poor to no benefits, and frequent...

Flexible Work Without Exploitation: Reversing Tech Companies’ State-by-State Agenda to Unravel Workers’ Rights and Misclassify Workers as ‘Contractors’ in the Gig Economy and Beyond

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Digital platform companies like Uber and Doordash consistently violate workers' rights by misclassifying them as 'independent contractors,' paying subminimum wages, and shifting primary risks and costs of doing business onto workers and consumers. This report examines how tech companies...

Ohioans face tough test to receive unemployment benefits: Earnings requirements exceed almost all other states

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Ohio's unemployment compensation benefits system is undermined by the requirement that workers earn $230 weekly for 20 weeks to qualify. Implementing a standard that links eligibility to hours worked rather than amount of earnings would increase benefits' accessibility and reduce...

Raise the wage: $15 minimum would benefit one million working Ohioans

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

Ohio's minimum wage does not reflect the economic value created by low-wage workers and is insufficient to cover the basic cost of living. This report outlines a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and eliminate the sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities. It...

Coming Together for Loudoun County: Collective Bargaining Strengthens Communities and Families

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level County

State(s) Virginia

Source The Commonwealth Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

A review of county employee salaries reveals that many public employees in Loudoun County cannot afford to live in the county they serve. This brief highlights how collective bargaining could bring their pay closer to private sector pay levels and also reduce racial and gender pay...

Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Low Income Housing Coalition

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

Rents are rising faster than wages, and tenants in many states are burdened by the end of pandemic-era benefits programs that had helped dampen a hostile national housing market. This report examines disparities between wages and rental housing prices across the country and finds...

2011 San Francisco Ordinance 175-11 Regarding Wage Theft

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance enhances the ability of the City and County of San Francisco to enforce its minimum wage by requiring employers to create dispute resolution policies, increasing the penalty for employer retaliation, and establishing penalties for employers that fail to provide personal,...

2022 Madison Living Wage Ordinance 12.363 Mandating a Living Wage for City Employees

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Madison City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance requires employers that contract with the City of Madison, receive financial assistance from the City, or operate in City-owned facilities to pay their employees a living wage. The City of Madison must also pay their employees a living wage. This ordinance defines a...

High-Road Workforce Guide for City Climate Action

Type Roadmap

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Inclusive Economics

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Implementing climate policy has the potential to promote high-road workforce development (HRWD) that increase economic opportunity for low-income communities. At the same time, HRWD can facilitate the successful implementation of climate plans and broaden community support for climate...

The Crisis in Milwaukee’s Service Industry

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source COWS

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Milwaukee's service industry jobs offer low wages, inadequate and unpredictable hours, and poor benefits packages. This report calls attention to the crisis in low-wage service work by highlighting the average wages in key service occupations in Milwaukee, while outlining how these...

2011 Philadelphia Ordinance Establishing Fair Practices for Employers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source City of Philadelphia

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance creates fair practices for employers within the City of Philadelphia. Some notable clauses include prohibiting employers from inquiring about prior wage history, prohibiting businesses from denying cash retail, and establishing protected classes....

The Stakes for Workers in How Policymakers Manage the Coming Shifts to All-electric Vehicles

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level Other

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

The shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) will change large sectors of the economy, and these changes will require workers take on new roles. These changes provide an opportunity to reconsider existing policies that are currently failing workers and to improve labor protections. If...

Denver Minimum Wage Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado

Source Denver City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance creates a local minimum wage of $12.85 as of January 2020 in the City of Denver, CO, ties the local minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to prevent inflation from eroding wages, and establishes penalties for noncompliance and enforcement strategies....

CEO Pay has Skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Inequality between CEO and their employees has been growing exponentially over the last four decades. This report illustrates how outsized the growth in executive compensation has been after accounting for pay, stock awards, and stock options. This report also shows that average...

2013 Albuquerque Ordinance 13-018 Requiring Pay Equity for Contractors

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) New Mexico

Source City of Albuquerque

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance requires all requests for proposals to submit pay equity metrics for employees and gender pay data to review the deviation between salaries for men and women....

2012 Albuquerque Ordinance 12-2006 Establishing a Minimum Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New Mexico

Source City of Albuquerque

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage in the City of Albuquerque....

Burning Questions: Assessing the Needs of the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Public Safety

The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department (UGYFD) is staffed primarily by volunteer members who receive compensation only when called in to respond to a call or for time spent on training and education. Due to their paid-on-call staffing model, the UGYFD is struggling to maintain...

Can’t Survive On $7.25: Higher Minimum Wages for Working Wisconsin Source: High Road Strategy Center

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source High Road Strategy Center

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

Wisconsin's low-wage workers are struggling because the state has refused to raise the minimum wage since 2009, and has even failed to adjust it for inflation. This report shows that raising the minimum wage (and enforcing that increase) would improve economic growth, support employers...

City of Houston Air Carrier Living Wage Executive Order

Type Executive Order

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Houston

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This executive order seeks to promote the provision of a living wage for workers at City aviation facilities. It creates a wage rate increase schedule, sets provisions for applying tip credit to wages, and allows workers to continue bargaining for additional wage increases. ...

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