This week: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
July 27, 2023
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Respect and Value Black Women’s Work
In observance of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, India Heckstall writes that our economy fails to recognize and value the labor of Black women. Black women face both a race and gender wage gap [[link removed]] , reflecting the intersecting [[link removed]] realities of their daily lives. Without policy interventions, inequities will persist for Black women, reflecting a long history of the advantages wealthy white men have over women and people of color.
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What We Do and Don’t Know from the Medicaid Unwinding Data [[link removed]]
In the next installment of her series on Medicaid unwinding in the states, Suzanne Wikle notes that at least three million people have lost coverage since April 1 largely because of procedural reasons, not because they are ineligible for coverage. Ex parte renewals—when someone is automatically re-enrolled based on available electronic data—are also disappointingly low.
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Statement for the Record on DACA Health Care Rule [[link removed]]
CLASP and other children’s advocates submitted a statement for the record as part of a recent Congressional hearing on a proposed rule to expand access to affordable health coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients, their children, and other immigrant youth. Advocates say such an expansion would improve the health and well-being of these groups.
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The Risks of Algorithmic Management
Algorithmic management—a diverse set of technological tools and techniques to remotely manage workers—relies on data collection and surveillance of workers to automate workplace decision-making. CLASP’s Education, Labor, and Worker Justice team recently submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy that describe ways algorithmic management undermines job quality, poses risks to workers’ physical and mental health, and erodes the ability of workers to organize.
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Did You Know? In 2019, 1 in 5 taxpayers didn’t file for the Earned Income Tax Credit despite being eligible? [[link removed]]
A free and simplified e-file tool that the IRS will pilot next year could promote equity and ensure that more eligible people can access tax credits and refunds, writes Ashley Burnside on the CLASP blog.
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CLASP in the News
Clarence Okoh, CLASP’s senior policy counsel, was interviewed in a Stateline story [[link removed]] about states’ lack of preparedness in regulating employers’ use of artificial intelligence in hiring, particularly around issues of consent. Okoh noted that companies end up regulating themselves and have an outsize influence with lawmakers. The story was republished by several other outlets, including Fast Company [[link removed]] , the Philadelphia Sun [[link removed]] , and NC Newsline [[link removed]] .
Wendy Cervantes, CLASP’s director of immigration and immigrant families, was quoted in an Associated Press story [[link removed]] about Duván Perez, a 16-year-old boy who died from workplace injuries at the Mac-Jac poultry plant in Hattiesburg, MS, on July 14. The story was picked up in dozens of outlets and received coverage in Spanish-language media including El Diario NY [[link removed]] and La Opinión [[link removed]] .
Recent Events
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July 26: Indi Dutta-Gupta, CLASP president and executive director, recently moderated a panel on improving how poverty is measured to better reflect household needs. The panel drew insights from a recent National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report that recommended updates to how poverty is measured, factoring in costs for health care and child care. Watch the recording here [[link removed]] .
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July 19: Alycia Hardy, senior policy analyst, appeared on a Center for American Progress panel on the intersection of the social determinants of health and early childhood policy. Watch the recording here [[link removed]] .
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