ProGov21 Policy Library

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...

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...

This executive order mandates the increase of Los Angeles' living wage ordinance. This ordinance requires all city contractors, lessees, and financial assistance recipients to pay their workers a cost of living-adjusted wage and benefit rate. It also enforces the living wage increase...

Outdated labor laws and inadequate job quality undermine the health and well-being of workers and communities. Local municipal policies and strategic community partnerships can help improve labor rights, economic development, and public health. Community leaders should advocate for...

Municipalities with local minimum wage laws should regularly adjust wage requirements to match cost of living. This public notice outlines D.C.'s minimum wage increase as a part of the city's 'Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act'. It also increases the tipped minimum wage and notes...