By Lulit Shewan In July, the Department of Labor (DOL) introduced an extensive plan to reduce regulations affecting various labor protections, including important workplace safety regulations. Officials presented the initiative as an effort to “c,” a misleading interpretation of policies that enable employers to jeopardize…
The stalemate created by the refusal of Congressional leadership and the Trump Administration to come to the table is unnecessarily threatening food assistance, access to Head Start, and other important programs families rely on and forcing millions of people to soon face increasing health care costs.
By Ela Jalil (EXCERPT) Christian Collins, a policy analyst for the Center for Law and Social Policy who focuses on post-secondary education, said that parking citations are just another financial barrier for students to overcome to get a degree. Collins also noted that punishments like…
In a functioning government, this budget would be free from interference by a presidential administration. Instead, the administration is manufacturing chaos and dysfunction to continue to weaken the institutions families rely on to survive.
Excerpt from letter to the editor by Wendy Cervantes: “Immigration actions cause long-lasting harm and trauma for children. That’s true whether the Department of Homeland Security separates families, as was the case in The Post’s story; removes them together and sends them back to potential…
By Lindsay Lee Wallace EXCERPT: “The political coercion is a form of threat under the [National Labor Relations Act],” said Lorena Roque, interim director of education, labor, and worker justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy. “Being forced to do any of these things is…
Recovery is not just about surviving substance use. For mothers and those they love, it’s about building a future where healing is possible, families are whole, and every generation has the chance to thrive.