Millions of workers have jobs with low pay, shifting schedules, few if any benefits, and limited opportunities for advancement. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis made the struggles of low wage work even harder.
True economic recovery will require building back highquality jobs in all sectors—here is a set of CLASP recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration.
Over the past several months, CLASP has been collecting stories from workers nationwide to amplify and assess the needs of workers during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. This brief reports on some initial findings of workers’ challenges in balancing work and caring for themselves or loved ones when…
Underemployment disproportionately afflicts people who have been historically marginalized and anybody facing barriers to economic security. Using these broader measures, our study finds that 4 in 10 part-time workers prefer more hours of work, compared to wanting the same or fewer hours.
This fact sheet details the harm that unpredictable and unstable scheduling has on workers' wellbeing and economic stability as well as how the Schedules That Work Act will ensure working people greater certainty about their schedules and income b
The Great Recession demonstrated that poor-quality jobs worsen poverty for low-wage workers, especially workers of color. This brief examines the impact of the last recession.
This brief provides insight into what unpredictable scheduling is, analyzes its impact across different demographics, and offers an overview of solutions for ensuring fair scheduling and protecting workers.
Tanya L. Goldman and Pronita Gupta submitted comments to the DC Council Committee strongly opposing Bill 22-913, inaptly named the “Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018.”
Tanya L. Goldman and Pronita Gupta submitted comments to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Education and the Workforce strongly opposing H.R. 4219, the “Workflex in the 21st Century Act.”