New national report, The New Social Contract for Workers, calling on elected leaders to embrace a slate of new public policies to promote workplace democracy and human rights for America’s workers.
This brief presents policy solutions that rein in the temporary staffing industry, provide temporary workers with protections, and create a level playing field.
Gig companies are charged with underpayment of wages, tip-stealing, unfair shifting of business costs onto workers, discrimination, and unfair labor practices.
In 2019, legislatures adopted “fair chance licensing” reforms in at least nine states: Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
On July 17, 2019, Patricia Smith testified before the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs on an enforceable fiduciary standard for investment advisors & broker-dealers.
On June 25, 2019, Deborah Berkowitz testified before the MA Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of workplace safety (H.1614/S.1071).
