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Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Fast-food workers in Los Angeles County face high rates of injury, violence, harassment, wage theft, and retaliation from management. The COVID-19 pandemic made these jobs even riskier. Local governments should pass and enforce ordinances to protect workers, involve workers and community...

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...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Illuminate
Policy Areas Community Development, Data & Technology
This guide was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor to help regions enhance their competitive position through asset mapping. The process involves three levels: Asset Identification, Basic Evaluation, and Comprehensive Assessment. It aims to identify and leverage regional...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Welcoming America
Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Localities should pursue equity-focused workforce development strategies that expand career opportunities and mitigate discriminatory hiring practices. This policy toolkit offers strategies for expanding access to career pathways programs, implementing local procurement strategies...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level State
State(s) Oregon
Source Oregon Center for Public Policy
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
All Oregonians deserve economic security, but for many it remains an elusive dream. This is particularly true for marginalized groups who face steep income inequalities and an economy that does not serve low-paid people. Data for the People compiles and provides the latest publicly...

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...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level County
State(s) All States
Source Good Jobs First
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Finance & Procurement
The intensification of economic inequality, one of the defining issues of our times, has many causes, ranging from the weakening of labor unions to the decimation of inheritance taxes. This report argues that another factor belongs on the list: subsidies given by state and local governments...

Type Article
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County
State(s) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Source Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Transportation & Mobility
This article outlines how the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments is collaborating to optimize federal and regional funding for transportation improvements. It highlights the Union Station redevelopment project and how it will expand commuter rail service while meeting...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source GovPilot
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
This guide outlines employee retention strategies and highlights best practices for preventing turnover in local government positions. It recommends utilizing federal infrastructure grant funding to provide retention incentives, fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture,...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source City of Los Angeles
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This Los Angeles ordinance provides retail workers with a more predictable work schedule. It ensures that workers are notified of their work schedule 14 days in advance, mandates rest between shifts, and compensates workers when schedule changes occur. ...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Michigan
Source City of Detroit
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
This 2021 ordinance allows Detroit's city council to establish industry standards boards, which bring workers and employers together to set standards for wages, benefits, and working conditions. It outlines the process by which worker groups may petition for an industry standards...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level National
State(s) All States
Source National Science and Technology Council
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Education
The Social and Behavioral Sciences Team 2016 Annual Report highlights SBST's progress implementing the President's directive over the past year in eight key policy areas: promoting retirement security, advancing economic opportunity, improving college access and affordability, responding...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2010
Level City or Town
State(s) Washington
Source Th Seattle Neighborhood NEB Initiative
Policy Areas Community Development, Energy
The City of Seattle's Neighborhood WEB Initiative enhances energy efficiency in single-family homes through grant-funded energy audits and a revolving loan program to help homeowners' make improvements. The initiative prioritizes local business participation, especially of small,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Workers in Los Angeles' fashion industry experience high rates of wage theft and frequent health and safety violations like excessive heat and obstructed emergency exists. The Garment Worker Center recommends ending the piece rate system, which leads to wage theft and unsafe conditions,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level Other Boards and Agencies
State(s) All States
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Worker centers often lack resources but are crucial to addressing labor issues like wage theft, workforce development, immigrant rights, and workplace safety. To tackle this, the AFL-CIO has encouraged affiliations between worker centers, unions, and state labor federations to enhance...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2011
Level County
State(s) Ohio
Source Policy Matters Ohio
Policy Areas Economic Justice
The Cuyahoga EITC Coalition is a coalition of organizations that offers free tax preparation services to low- and middle-income families in Cuyahoga County. They helped over 8,000 families with their tax returns last year, resulting in more than $11 million in tax refunds. The coalition...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, County, National
State(s) All States
Source Center for Transportation Studies
Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility
Transportation accessibility, or the ease and feasibility of reaching destinations, can be measured for a wide array of transportation modes, to different types of destinations, and at different times of the day. However, the most transparent and directly comparable metric is the...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level Other Boards and Agencies, State
State(s) Wisconsin
Source COWS
Policy Areas Community Development
The modern manufacturing economy requires highly-skilled workers, however widespread disinvestment in traditional apprenticeship programs threatens job quality. The IMT Registered Apprenticeship (IMT) program offers comprehensive training programs with input from employers, employees,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Worker misclassification results in the wrongful categorization of employees as independent contractors, depriving workers of benefits, equal protections, and fair compensation. Local governments can use the ABC test to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Access to accurate, easily shared data is an essential resource that helps local and state leaders and practitioners better understand local demographic trends, business and talent development needs, and their choices for investing public and private resources in workforce development...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source MCDC
Policy Areas Economic Justice
The Madison Cooperative Development Coalition (MCDC) is a city-funded initiative focused on fostering worker cooperatives in Madison to address income inequality, worker power, and racial disparities. MCDC provides education and technical assistance on the cooperative model and grants...

Type Article
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source NeoGov
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Government employers must pursue innovative hiring strategies to outcompete private sector entities for talented candidates. This guide outlines best practices for recruiting and sourcing candidates, and recommends emphasizing career development opportunities, improving employer branding...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) Virginia
Source State of Virginia
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
This bill allocates funding from the state budget toward 5% yearly salary increases for state employees, university faculty, and state supported local employees. It also specifies the timelines for the salary increases and requires the Department of Human Resource Management to establish...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level State
State(s) All States
Source National Partnership for Women and Families
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health
his brief advocates for a national paid family and medical leave solution, emphasizing inclusivity, comprehensiveness, meaningful provisions, sustainability, and worker protection for the expansion of paid leave programs by highlighting the success of state-level paid family and medical...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2016
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source The Democracy Collaborative
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development
In an attempt to combat the growing challenge of wealth inequality, leaders and policymakers are looking to broad-based ownership models as tools to create jobs and build community wealth. These models are highly effective, with a positive impact for low and moderate-income individuals...

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