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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...
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Living Wage Policy Toolkit
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year -
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
To ensure that public spending creates high-quality family-supporting jobs, local governments should implement living wage ordinances that set wage standards for city employees, government contractors, and companies receiving public subsidies. This policy guide highlights the benefits...
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Botched Policy Responses to Globalization have Decimated Manufacturing Employment with often Overlooked Costs for Black, Brown, and other Workers of Color
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level National
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This report examines the impact of misguided globalization policies, (including monetary policy, unfair trade agreements, failed agreements, and investment deals) and shows that the consequences of these policies have disproportionately affected workers of color....
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Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Rules
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2024
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source City of Chicago
Policy Areas Children & Families, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Chicago's updated paid leave and sick and safe leave rules mandate employers to provide paid leave at the prevailing wage rate, grant paid leave to employees who work remotely within the city, and allow unused paid leave and paid sick leave to carry over between benefits years. They...
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The Bully’s Playbook: How App Corporations Hold Back Worker Organizing and Harm Democracy
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town, County, Other, Other Boards and Agencies, State
State(s) All States
Source PowerSwitch Action
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
This report outlines the tactics gig economy transportation and delivery corporations have utilized to undermine communities and exploit workers and customers. It finds that these corporations fund aggressive lobbying campaigns to drive statewide preemption policies that ban localities...
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Preempting Progress in the Heartland
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
This report compares the prevalence of preemption in Midwestern states to other U.S. regions and finds that the Midwest is second only to the South in overreach into local affairs, preventing municipalities from being able to enact strong labor protection policy, economic health support...
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Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Rules
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2024
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source City of Chicago
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Chicago's updated paid leave and sick and safe leave rules mandate employers to provide paid leave at the prevailing wage rate, grant paid leave to employees who work remotely within the city, and allow unused paid leave and paid sick leave to carry over between benefits years. They...
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Raising Pay in Public K-12 Schools is Critical to Solving Staffing Shortages
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Children & Families, Education, Finance & Procurement
Public school staffing shortages have been a persistent problem across the United States, and the recent pandemic has only intensified the issue. Low pay for K-12 teachers and support staff is a long standing factor in public school staffing shortages. This report suggests ways in...
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The Promise and Limits of High-pressure Labor Markets for Narrowing the Racial Gaps
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This report explores the case for continuing to run the economy "hot" in order to maintain low unemployment and high effective demand for labor as a strategy for reducing racial wage gaps and improving racial equity. This report also explores the promises and limits of a high-pressure...
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2023 Denver Ordinance 22-1614 Preventing Wage Theft
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Colorado
Source City of Denver
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Denver's wage theft prevention ordinance grants the City Attorney the authority to prosecute wage theft, prohibits employers from withholding wages or benefits from workers that are misclassified as independent contractors, and prevent workers from retaliation. It also imposes 12%...
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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...
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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....
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Public Task Forces Take on Employee Misclassification: Best Practices
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, State
State(s) All States
Source National Employment Law Project
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Cities, states, and workers' organizations have established interagency task forces to take on companies that illegally misclassify workers. This report provides an overview of best practices for creating worker misclassification task forces and highlights successful case studies....
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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...
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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...
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Prevailing Wages
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States, Washington
Source Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Localities should ensure that all workers on public contracts receive prevailing wage rates. This article provides an overview of prevailing wage requirements for public works and building management services contracts in Washington state. It includes requirements for statements of...
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Setting Higher Wages for Child Care and Home Health Care Workers is Long Overdue
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level Other
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Care work is vital to the function of society, but labor market discrimination has prevented care workers from receiving fair wages. This report focuses on the impact of discrimination on wages for workers in childcare, education, and home health care....
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2023 Chicago Ordinance Increasing Paid Leave
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source City of Chicago
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
The updated Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance doubles workers' paid time off, allocating 40 hours of paid sick leave and 40 hours of paid leave for unspecified purposes. It also requires large employers to pay out all unused paid leave upon an employee's separation...
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Collective Bargaining Transparency: A Win for the Public, for Union Members and for Local Government
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Better Cities Project
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
Promoting transparency in collective bargaining can benefit workers, local governments, and taxpayers by providing workers with more clarity about their representation and encouraging higher levels of trust in government. This report outlines the benefits of transparency in collective...
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2023 Chicago Ordinance Increasing Paid Leave
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source City of Chicago
Policy Areas Children & Families, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice
The updated Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance doubles workers' paid time off, allocating 40 hours of paid sick leave and 40 hours of paid leave for unspecified purposes. It also requires large employers to pay out all unused paid leave upon an employee's separation...
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