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…
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 outlines the process by which advocates advanced sick and safe time legislation in Minneapolis and details best practices in educating the community.
This fact sheet provides demographic information about Michigan’s infants and toddlers and their families. It also explains the current policy landscape, including threats and opportunities at the state level, as well as proposed policy actions to improve wellbeing.
This brief is the third tool in our Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox. This brief includes strategies for collecting and getting money in workers' pockets once the agency determines they're owed wages.
This brief is the second tool in our Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox. The brief addresses the nuts and bolts of enforcement and offers strategies for ensuring the biggest impact given an agency’s resources.
This brief is the first tool in our Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox. This brief addresses the triage and processing of complaints and conducting investigations.
Recently renewed efforts to impose work requirements as a condition of receipt for public benefits programs reflect a profound misunderstanding of the realities of low-wage jobs.