CLASP submits comment to Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for taking up the critical issue of nurse staffing in nursing homes. This is a critical issue as nursing homes continue to care for an increasing number of…
Lorena Roque, senior policy analyst, testified before Massachusetts legislature on behalf of CLASP to strongly back H. 1158/S. 627, which seeks to enhance protections for TNC and DNC workers, establish minimum wage guarantees for their entire working time, and provide equitable labor protections. The legislation…
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…
CLASP policy senior policy analyst, Lorena Roque testified in Massachusetts on behalf of The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) to strongly oppose H. 961, an Act establishing portable benefit accounts for app-based delivery drivers in Massachusetts. This legislation seeks to classify delivery workers…
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,…
CLASP and our partners in the PASCO Coalition have asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its support of Pasco County's discriminatory predictive policing programs...
CLASP policy analyst Lorena Roque gives testimony before the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joint Committee On Labor And Workforce Development, on behalf of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is grateful for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce. CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit advancing anti-poverty policy solutions that disrupt structural and systemic…
In this comment, CLASP identifies administrative burdens faced by people trying to access rental assistance programs and offer strategies to mitigate them.