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November 1, 2020 | Report/Brief | Pronita Gupta

Recommendations for Providing Long-Overdue Paid Leave to All Workers and Their Families

Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration for why paid leave is both urgent and fundamental to building a strong economy. 

October 19, 2020 | Report/Brief | Adewale Maye

In Their Own Voices: How Workers Earning Low Wages Struggle with COVID-19

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…

September 26, 2019 | Report/Brief | Pronita Gupta

Low Job Quality Leaves Workers and Our Economy More Vulnerable to the Next Recession

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.

August 5, 2019 | Report/Brief

Paid Sick Days in Minneapolis: Lessons on Implementation and Enforcement

This brief outlines the process by which advocates advanced sick and safe time legislation in Minneapolis and details best practices in educating the community.

November 8, 2018 | Report/Brief | Rebecca Ullrich

Michigan’s Infant and Toddler Action Agenda

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.

September 27, 2018 | Report/Brief | Tanya L. Goldman

The Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox: Introduction To Strategic Enforcement

This brief is the fourth tool in our Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox.

September 26, 2018 | Report/Brief | Tanya L. Goldman

The Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox: Collections

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.

September 25, 2018 | Report/Brief | Tanya L. Goldman

The Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox: Investigations

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.

September 24, 2018 | Report/Brief | Tanya L. Goldman

The Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox: Complaints, Intake, and Triage

This brief is the first tool in our Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox. This brief addresses the triage and processing of complaints and conducting investigations.

June 16, 2017 | Report/Brief

Doubling Down: How Work Requirements in Public Benefit Programs Hurt Low-Wage Workers

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.

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