App-based workers deserve fair pay and predictable schedules. CLASP's newest publication provides a framework for policymakers to use when determining how to best improve working conditions and boost our economy.

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Despite working full-time, "working poor," folks continue to have low wages due to the outdated federal minimum wage laws.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.

On September 8, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. The NPRM proposes to update and revise the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the…

This summer, labor unions are demonstrating their collective power and asserting their rights.

Researchers, advocates, policymakers, and government agencies all rely on data to improve the socioeconomic outcomes of working people. Without comprehensive measures, it becomes difficult to gauge the growing challenges facing historically marginalized populations like low-wage workers. 

Underemployment disproportionately afflicts people who have been historically marginalized and anybody facing barriers to economic security. Using these broader measures, our study finds that 4 in 10 part-time workers prefer more hours of work, compared to wanting the same or fewer hours.

Inflation inequality is a growing concern within our economy that threatens to entrap low-income families further into poverty and suppress socioeconomic mobility.

Tanya L. Goldman and Pronita Gupta submitted comments to the DC Council Committee strongly opposing Bill 22-913, inaptly named the “Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018.”