ProGov21 Policy Library

Wage theft is the non-payment or underpayment of earned wages to employees by employers. This can include an employee's earned paid time off, leave, vacation or sick pay. For example, wage theft includes paying less than minimum wage, not paying workers overtime, not allowing workers...

Local governments are increasingly expanding their mission to include improving and safeguarding workers' rights. Despite limitations set by preemptive state and federal policies, localities have considerable space to maneuver and protect workers' rights. Strategies include: workplace...

Across the U.S., workers and their communities continue to grapple with historic levels of inequality. States and cities must harness the full potential of infrastructure spending by attaching and enforcing robust job quality requirements on all federally funded projects. This memo...

Section 8B-11.1 of the Miami-Dade County Code makes it unlawful for an employer to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a non-essential employee who complies with County evacuation or emergency orders. This ordinance, passed in the wake of Hurricane Irma, aims to protect workers'...