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March 7, 2024 | Fact Sheet | Lorena Roque

CLASP Federal Recommendations to Combat Child Labor

The DOL found that child labor violations increased in 2023: 5,800 children were employed in violation of labor law, an increase of 14 percent from the previous year and 88 percent from 2019. But this likely underestimates the prevalence of child labor across the United…

March 1, 2024 | Report/Brief | Nia West-Bey

Voters Favor Policy Investments to Support Young Adults, Including Employment Training and Paid Family and Medical Leave

Without access to high-quality, stable jobs, education, and training, young people’s early adulthood is defined by economic distress.

December 15, 2023 | Report/Brief | Sapna Mehta

Roadmap to Equity: Ensuring Federal Infrastructure Investments Create Good Jobs for Women & People of Color

In 2021 and 2022, President Biden signed three critical bills into law—the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act (CHIPS and Science Act). They provide nearly $2 trillion in federal…

December 14, 2023 | Report/Brief | Sapna Mehta

Putting the Pieces Together for Families with Young Children: Aligning State Health and Human Services, Nutrition, Child Care, and Paid Family and Medical Leave

To improve economic, social, and health outcomes for our country’s youngest children and their families, CLASP set out to explore the value and importance of integrating or aligning programs that support families with infants and toddlers.

November 28, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Sapna Mehta

CLASP Statement for the Record on the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Hearing: “Bad for Business: DOL’s Proposed Overtime Rule”

On September 8, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. The NPRM proposes to update and revise the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the…

November 17, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Sapna Mehta

Learning While Earning: The National Apprenticeship Act

Apprenticeships are a crucial avenue for individuals to embark on new careers and economic opportunities. The potential upcoming reauthorization of the National Apprenticeship Act by Congress, would strengthen standards to safeguard workers, establish pathways to high-quality jobs, and foster a well-trained workforce aligned with employers’…

November 8, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Sapna Mehta

Statement for the Record—U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Hearing: “Exploring Paid Leave: Policy, Practice, and Workforce”

On November 8, CLASP submitted this statement for the record after the Senate Finance Committee full committee hearing on October 25, 2022. Access to paid family and medical leave is limited, leading to disparities, with women of color disproportionately affected. CLASP stresses the need for equitable, paid…

November 7, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Sapna Mehta

Public Comment on Department of Labor on proposed rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees”

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) strongly supports the Department of Labor’s proposal to update the salary threshold for overtime protections, seeing it as a crucial step to align with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the protection of workers’ time. CLASP,…

October 2, 2023 | Presentation/Webinar | Sapna Mehta

Presentation: Millions of Working People Still Don’t Have Access to A Single Paid Sick Day

Advocates and policymakers are considering state and local paid sick leave laws across the country. Yet despite the increased public dialog around paid sick leave and other family friendly workplace policies, there is no single data source out there that can be used to estimate…

August 3, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Sapna Mehta

Letter to the Administration Requesting Workforce Equity Plans

By Sapna Mehta: CLASP, Chicago Women in Trades, and other national partners wrote a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Commerce, Interior, and Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage their continued good work to help ensure that…

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