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California’s Hero Labor Law: The Private Attorneys General Act Fights Wage Theft and Recovers Millions from Lawbreaking Corporations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) California

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Though California has enacted numerous laws that help workers recover stolen wages, access paid leave from work, and enforce safe and humane working conditions, such legislation fails to deliver economic security to working Californians unless accompanied by strong enforcement mechanisms....

Warning: Bossware May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Democracy & Technology

Policy Areas Health, Data & Technology

Bossware refers to systems that closely monitor and actively manage workers’ activities and performance. In particular, modern worker monitoring technologies (i.e. sensors and cameras that track workers’ physical movements, handheld scanners scanners that track each item a warehouse...

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

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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...

Houston City Contractor Pay or Play Program

Type Executive Order

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Houston

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Health

Local governments can require public contractors to provide health benefits to their workers, which improves labor standards and enhances competition between bidders. This executive order establishes the city of Houston's "Pay or Play Program," which requires public contracts to either...

The Road to Shared Prosperity: The Regional Economic Benefits for the San Pedro Bay Ports' Clean Trucks Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This brief presents the benefits of a Clean Trucks Program (CTP) for the San Pedro Bay port area. High-volume port trucking in this region creates costly externalities, and drivers often receive substandard pay and benefits. The brief argues that CTP would return nearly $4.2 billion...

Algorithm-Driven Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment or Expedited Disability Discrimination

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Democracy & Technology

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology

Employers use algorithm-driven hiring tools as a fast and efficient way to process job applications in large numbers. Job-seekers are increasingly asked to record videos (that employers mine for facial and vocal cues), complete online tests (that are used to evaluate their optimism...

2014 Philadelphia Ordinance 130687 Prohibiting Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Pregnancy or Childbirth

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Philadelphia City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Children & Families

This ordinance makes unlawful employment discrimination against pregnant women and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee's pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition at the employee's request. The ordinance defines a reasonable accommodation...

2020 Washington Legislation Chapter 39.12 Establishing Prevailing Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Washington

Source Washington State Legislature

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This act requires that government contractors pay a prevailing wage rate to all workers who are employed on public works and public building maintenance projects in the state of Washington. It defines the prevailing wage rate as the hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime pay provided...

2022 Cleveland Ordinance 892-2022 Preventing Wage Theft and Payroll Fraud

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source City of Cleveland

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance prevents persons or entities that have engaged in wage theft or payroll fraud from bidding on city services or construction contracts or receiving financial assistance from the city. It also requires the city to create a database of entities that have committed such...

Preempting Progress in the Heartland: State Lawmakers in the Midwest Prevent Shared Prosperity and Racial, Gender, and Immigrant Justice by Interfering in Local Policymaking

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source EARN

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

Across the midwest, conservative state lawmakers have increasingly used preemption—a tactic whereby a higher level of government limits or eliminates the power of a lower-level government to regulate an issue—to reduce the policy tools and power available to local lawmakers. This...

Berkeley Minimum Wage Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Berkeley City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance requires employers to pay their employees no less than the City's minimum wage. Beginning at $12.53 in 2016, the minimum wage shall increase yearly by an amount corresponding to changes in the Consumer Price Index. It also requires any service or gratuity charges to...

10 Ways to Rebuild the Middle Class for Hard Working Americans

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Public Safety, Health

The U.S. economy is headed towards greater inequality as middle-class jobs are becoming increasingly scarce, while low wage jobs are growing. This report details ten proposals to strengthen the economy for the long term by creating “good” jobs and addressing the economic insecurity...

At a Crossroads: Options for Fire and Emergency Medical Services in the City of Milton

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Community Development, Finance & Procurement, Public Safety

In response to labor shortages, fiscal challenges, and recruitment and retention barriers facing emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across Wisconsin, the City of Milton is considering alternative options for their future fire and rescue services. This report evaluates the city's...

2000 Santa Cruz Living Wage Ordinance 25

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2000

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Santa Cruz City Council

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

This ordinance requires city service contractors to pay workers a living wage. Each year the city council will review and extend the living wage by at least an amount which corresponds to the cost of living increase as measured by the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area Consumer...

2014 Los Angeles Ordinance Establishing a Minimum Wage for Hotel Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Council of the City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

According to the Economic Development Department, 43 percent of the people who work in hotels in Los Angeles earn wages that put them below the federal poverty line. This ordinance adds Article 6 to Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code requiring a minimum wage for hotel...

The Role of Local Government in Protecting Workers Rights

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Wyoming

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Health, Public Safety

Protecting and advancing worker' rights are central functions of local governments. This report provides an overview of some of the most noteworthy ways in which localities have taken action on behalf of working people, in spite of challenges imposed by federal and state preemption...

1999 Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance 172336

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 1999

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance requires that nothing less than a living wage be paid to employees of the city's service contractors, of certain of its lessees and licensees, and of its financial assistance recipients. Employers should also provide at least 12 compensated days off per year and some...

2013 Vicco Ordinance Prohibiting Employment Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Kentucky

Source Vicco City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This ordinance prohibits employers from refusing to hire, or terminating and discriminating against an individual due to their race; color; national origin; sex and/or gender; religion; age; or sexual orientation. The ordinance requires the City Council to appoint a member of the...

2017 Cook County Ordinance 16-4229 Earned Sick Leave

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) Illinois

Source Cook County Board

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

Under this ordinance, any covered employee who works at least 80 hours for an employer within any 120-day period shall be eligible for earned sick leave. For every 40 hours worked after a covered employee's earned sick leave begins to accrue, they shall accrue one hour of earned sick...

Skills-Based Hiring at the Commonwealth

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Massachusetts Department of Human Resources

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This hiring strategy guide identifies best practices for attracting talented candidates to public sector positions and outlines key components of an effective recruitment plan. It also highlights successful approaches for analyzing hiring trends, developing attractive job postings,...

2014 Milwaukee County Ordinance 14-7 Requiring Employers to Pay a Minimum Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

The ordinance requires Miwaukee County and employers that are contractors, subcontractors, or lessees of, or recipients of economic development financial assistance from, the county to pay all covered full and part-time employees a living wage equal to 100% of the poverty income level...

Connecticut’s Excluded Communities: Key Findings from a COVID-19 Community Impact Survey

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) Connecticut

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing, Health

Connecticut’s Latinx and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) launched an impact survey to more fully understand key issues facing people of color and immigrants related to employment, housing, health,...

2005 Los Angeles Labor Peace Agreements Ordinance 176580

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Council of the City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Public Spaces

Labor disputes can interrupt the efficient operation of hotels. As a result, this ordinance requires all hotels on city-owned property to sign labor peace agreements with labor organizations seeking to represent hospitality workers. These contracts will prohibit the labor organizations...

A Bid for Better Transit: Improving service with contracted operations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, National, County, State

State(s) All States

Source TransitCenter

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Service contracting is a tool that government can use to improve transit service quality for riders and better position transit agencies to succeed in today's dynamic transportation industry. This report provides six case studies that show how cities have utilized service contracting...

Model Living Wage Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source -

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This model ordinance requires every “covered employer,” or contractor that enters into a city contract where the annual value of payments is $25,000 or more, to pay their employees no less than a living wage. Beginning at $10.55 per hour, each year the living wage shall be adjusted...

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