On April 5, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed Senate Bill 373, which aimed to establish a mandatory paid family and medical leave program in the Commonwealth. This decision leaves millions of Virginia workers unable to afford time off to care for themselves or their family…
In the most recent “Last Week Tonight” show, John Oliver focused on student debt and cited a 2022 report we co-authored with the National Consumer Law Center. Our report addressed the disproportionate impact of student debt on Black borrowers.
CLASP published a thread on Twitter/X yesterday to highlight the release of a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report with data on union membership in 2023.
By Mariel Padilla, Darreonna Davis, The 19th EXCERPT Indivar Dutta-Gupta, the president and executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy, said much can be learned by looking at states like California that implemented paid family leave policies years ago. “Paid leave policies can…
New results from the survey conducted by Data for Progress in collaboration with CLASP demonstrate the employment and financial challenges that parents face due to inaccessible child care.
CLASP’s Lorena Roque will testify at a hearing to advocate for employment protections for app-based workers and hold Big Tech accountable. The hearing will take place on November 6th before the Joint Committee on Financial Services, where they will discuss bills H.1158 & S.627, titled “An…
Congress must act swiftly to avert another potential shutdown. Policymakers must prioritize families and children with adequate resources to avoid adding more harm to what the loss of pandemic relief programs already caused.