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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...
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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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Harnessing the Power of Procurement
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Implementing requirements and standards in procurement processes can help local government entities support public services, improve economic security, diminish racial inequities, and combat climate change. This report outlines best practices for advancing public values through procurement...
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Black Worker Covid-19 Economic Health Impact Survey
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source UCLA Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health
Black Americans are overrepresented in workplaces that lack healthcare infrastructure, have high job insecurity, and are detrimental to health outcomes. This report emphasizes the urgent need for specialized support and resources, including long-term economic support, targeted wellness...
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Fastfood Frontline: Covid-19 and Working Conditions in Los Angeles
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...
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Dirty Threads, Dangerous Factories: Health and Safety in Los Angeles Fashion Industry
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,...
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Durham Workers Rights Commission By-Laws
Type Act or Session Law
Year -
Level City or Town
State(s) North Carolina
Source Durnham Workers Rights Commission
Policy Areas Economic Justice
The Workers' Rights Commission (WRC) advocates for worker issues by advocating for collective bargaining rights, conducting community-based research and recommending policies to the Durham City Council. Members are comprised of representatives from different sectors, demographics,...
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Examples of Enacted Fairweek Laws
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level County
State(s) All States
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Low-wage workers are adversely affected by on-call scheduling practices that give as little as an hour's notice for mandatory shifts, destabilizing job security, family life, and earnings. To address these abuses, many localities have enacted "fair workweek" laws that provide greater...
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Fear at work: An inside account of how employers threaten, intimidate, and harass workers to stop them from exercising their right to collective bargaining
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level National, State
State(s) Georgia, Texas
Source Economic Policy Institute
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Despite federal law guaranteeing the right to unionize, workers are harmed by employers' union busting tactics and the National Labor Relations Board's flawed election system, which fails to protect workers' rights. This report illustrates these tactics and failures through case studies...
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Making our Laws Real
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) District of Columbia
Source Just Pay Coalition
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Despite the enactment of legal protections, wage theft continues to impact labor markets and workers' incomes in Washington, D.C., significantly reducing taxable income and harming compliant firms. This report recommends targeting high-risk industries rather than individual complaints,...
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Recently Enacted and Introduced State and Local Fair Scheduling Legislation
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source National Women's Law Center
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Just-in-time scheduling practices give workers minimal notice of their schedules, destabilizing hours and incomes, preventing workers from securing full-time work. This report provides examples of fair scheduling ordinances that require advance notice of shifts, compensates workers...
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2023 Evanston Ordinance Establishing Fair Workweek
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source Evanston City Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This ordinance establishes a fair workweek to ensure predictable and stable work schedules. It requires covered employers to provide at least 14 days' notice of work schedules, compensates employees for schedule changes and subtracted hours, mandates adequate rest between shifts,...
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Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance Factsheet
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) Washington
Source Seattle Office of Labor Standards
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Seattle's Secure Scheduling Ordinance provides stabile and predictable scheduling for workers employed by large retail and service firms. The ordinance mandates that employers provide good faith estimates of work hours upon hiring, allows workers to request schedule preferences, ensures...
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2018 Philadelphia Ordinance 180649-A
Type Act or Session Law
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) Pennsylvania
Source Philadelphia City Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This ordinance addresses large employers' unpredictable and unfair scheduling practices in retail, hospitality, and service sectors. It creates fair workweek employment standards by requiring covered employers to provide notice of work schedules 14 days in advance, compensating for...
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