ProGov21 Policy Library

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...

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...

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....

This guide outlines effective state and city-level policies for strengthening the enforcement of minimum wage and overtime laws. This guide advocates for policies that raise employers' costs for violating wage laws, strengthen local government's capacity to enforce labor regulations,...

Despite existing income protections, wage theft remains rampant, particularly among immigrant workers who fear retaliation for reporting violations. This report's findings underscore that current retaliation protections are insufficient, leaving workers vulnerable to financial instability...

In The Big Rig: Poverty, Pollution, and the Misclassification of Truck Drivers at America’s Ports, we examined changes in labor practices in the port trucking industry. These changes, originating in the 1970s, have led to the development of an industry characterized by “fierce competition,...

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%...

This report examines the working conditions at two of Skechers’ contractors in Southern California: Green Fleet Systems and Olivet International. Green Fleet Systems is Skechers’ primary port trucking contractor. Each year, Green Fleet’s truck drivers move thousands of shipping containers...