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November 13, 2024 |

Pro-Worker Policies Saw Big Wins in 2024 State Ballot Initiatives

Last week’s election brought significant victories for the advancement of nationwide pro-worker policies, including increases to the minimum wage and paid sick leave policies.

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September 25, 2024 | Report/Brief | Emily Andrews

Working People Need Access to Paid Leave

September 05, 2024 | Press Release | Emily Andrews

Paid Safe Leave Legislation Key to Workers’ Well-Being

March 12, 2024 | Report/Brief | Diane Harris

The FAMILY Act

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Most low-wage workers lack access to paid sick days. When illness strikes, they’re forced to choose between caring for themselves or their families and earning a paycheck. Taking a sick day leads to loss of much-needed wages and could even cost them their jobs. However, going to work sick or sending a sick child to school or child care endangers workers’ and their families’ health and spreads illness to colleagues, customers, and other children. That’s why CLASP advocates at the federal, state, and local levels for paid sick days laws. When workers can earn sick days, they can care for themselves or their loved ones without losing essential income.

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Emily Andrews

Emily Andrews

Director, Education, Labor & Worker Justice

Paid Sick Days

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November 13, 2024 | Blog Post | Education, Labor & Worker Justice
Pro-Worker Policies Saw Big Wins in 2024 State Ballot Initiatives
September 05, 2024 | Press Release | Education, Labor & Worker Justice
Paid Safe Leave Legislation Key to Workers’ Well-Being
June 16, 2023 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education
All I Want for Father’s Day is Paid Leave and Support for Caregiving
May 17, 2023 | Press Release | Education, Labor & Worker Justice
National Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws Critical for Working People
February 08, 2023 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education
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Preventing Turnover Helps Workers and Businesses

Employee turnover costs businesses millions of dollars each year. However, many employers don’t accurately track this expense, which could be reduced by improving workplace conditions. To help business owners understand the cost of turnover, CLASP and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) have released an updated turnover cost calculator. This dynamic tool allows employers to calculate turnover costs by responding to 10 simple questions.

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Employee Turnover Cost Calculator

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Report/Brief | September 25, 2024
Working People Need Access to Paid Leave
Report/Brief | March 12, 2024
The FAMILY Act
Presentation/Webinar | October 02, 2023
Presentation: Millions of Working People Still Don’t Have Access to A Single Paid Sick Day
Report/Brief | May 31, 2023
Millions of Working People Still Don’t Have Access to A Single Paid Sick Day
Fact Sheet | December 13, 2022
Paving a Pathway to Prosperity: Working People

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