The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) strongly supports the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to phase out Section 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which currently allow employers to pay disabled workers subminimum wages. This practice perpetuates occupational segregation, economic…

By  Marta Jewson … Guaranteed Income programs mirror pandemic support findings Some of the results of the Rooted School study echo larger, household findings from The Center for Law and Social Policy, which found families reported more stability after the introduction of two pandemic-era programs,…

Despite working full-time, "working poor," folks continue to have low wages due to the outdated federal minimum wage laws. Racial disparities persist, with Black and Hispanic workers disproportionately affected. We must raise the minimum wage to lower poverty.