By Diane Harris and Nat Baldino When workers in the United States face a serious illness or need to care for a loved one, they often have nowhere to turn. Without a national paid family and medical leave program, many are forced to choose between…
By Monica Potts (EXCERPT) “Women who might leave the labor force for child rearing or taking paid leave only make 76 cents compared to a man’s dollar,” said Lorena Roque, director of education, labor, and worker justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy.…
By Lydia DePillis (EXCERPT) “There was a concerted effort under the Biden-Harris administration to focus on access to not just jobs, but also trying to improve the quality of jobs that didn’t require a college degree,” said Wendy Chun-Hoon, who led the Women’s Bureau at…
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 data on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance show that while the overall economy is strong, the nation has much more to do to reduce poverty, especially among women and Black Americans.
CLASP recently submitted comments in opposition to the proposed rescission of the Department of Labor’s coordinated enforcement regulations, urging that the DOL not remove regulations outlining the procedures for the coordination of enforcement activities by the Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health…
CLASP recently submitted comments in opposition to the Department of Labor’s proposed rule, “Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service.” The proposed rule would remove the 2013 regulation that protects minimum wage and overtime for home care workers. Care work makes all…
CLASP seeks to ensure that the Universal Paid Leave program and the paid parental, family, and medical leave for district employees is equitable and can operate soundly to best support the city’s workers and economy alike. With this in mind, we are writing today in…
By Rachel West (Excerpt) Nearly four million Pennsylvania workers—66 percent—currently lack paid family and medical leave from their employer. That means each year, hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians need to take time off to care for themselves or a loved one, but cannot do so. And those…
CLASP submitted testimony on a slate of legislative proposals in Maine that target the integrity, efficacy, and existence of Maine’s new paid leave program. >> Read the testimony here