JOB QUALITY NEWSLETTER
September 2019

New Brief on the Lessons on Implementation and Enforcement of Paid Sick Days in Minneapolis

Moving a law from paper to practice can make or break its intent. A new brief from CLASP explains how the City of Minneapolis successfully passed, implemented, and enforced its paid sick days law.

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What we've been working on

The Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox: Negotiations and Settlement Agreements

In the sixth brief of the Labor Standards Enforcement series, CLASP and CIWO have released a guide to help labor standards enforcement agencies incorporate principles of strategic enforcement into their negotiation and settlement practices.

Messaging Paid Family and Medical Leave to Businesses

In this brief, CLASP and Family Values @ Work explore innovations in business outreach for Paid Family and Medical Leave programs by sharing a case study from Washington state which is using values-based messaging as part of its business engagement strategy. This brief, drawn from information shared on a webinar, includes lessons from Washington state and a roadmap for implementation and outreach with businesses and employers.

Why Workers and Their Families Need Predictable Scheduling

In this brief, CLASP analyzes the impact unpredictable scheduling has amongst different demographics and offers policy solutions for ensuring fair scheduling practices and protecting workers.

Fond farewalls and a warm welcome!

CLASP would like to bid a fond farewell to Eduardo Hernandez and Kiese Hansen! Eduardo Hernandez was a critical member of the Job Quality and CLASP team. We are so grateful for his incredible work here the past few years, doing everything from publishing briefs and blogs to managing the revamp of our enforcingsickdays.org microsite and leading the logistics for our last three Paid Sick Days convenings. While we will miss his incredible work, talent, and cheery smiley, we wish Eduardo all the best as he pursues his Master's of Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. We look forward to seeing all he accomplishes as he continues his work to address the insidious nature of poverty and racism and their impacts on health.

This year the Job Quality team was incredibly lucky to have Kiese Hansen join us an Emerson National Hunger Fellow. During her short tenure she accomplished so much, including writing a blog on why LGBTQ+ discrimination is an anti-poverty issue and a policy brief on paid leave outreach. We so appreciate her tenacity, deep curiosity, thoughtful questions, and dedication to social and economic justice.

We'd like to also express a warm welcome to our new Research Assistant, Adewale Maye. Adewale graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in economics. Since then, he has been working as a program and research intern, first for the Fairness Project, and most recently for the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). His passion for helping low-wage workers and advancing racial equity pushes him to research, advocate, and explore equitable policy solutions that facilitate ways to achieve economic prosperity for all. We are thrilled he’s joined our team!

What we're reading and watching

NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES (NPWF)

Meeting the Promise of Paid Leave

This brief identifies challenges and best practices in state paid leave programs, based on a close analysis of state paid leave program design, implementation and administration, enforcement, and outreach and education.

THE AMERICAN PROSPECT

American Airline Sues to Make Travelers Sicker

This article explains American Airlines' lawsuit against New York City. It's one of many airlines fighting against pro-worker laws.

COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY

Unpredictable Scheduling and Fair Workweek Laws in New York City

This brief documents how unpredictable work schedules remain commonplace for much of the workforce, despite Fair Workweek laws and in the absence of state action. It makes a case for increased outreach and education about the Fair Workweek laws as well as stronger workplace protections that reach all low-wage workers.

PHI & CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS

Workforce Matters: The Direct Care Workforce and State-Based LTSS Social Insurance Programs

As many families struggle to afford long-term services and supports (LTSS), states are looking toward social insurance programs to offset these costs. This report outlines nine recommendations for state policymakers that can strengthen the direct care workforce in social insurance programs.

Video

United for Respect launched a video on how fair workweek laws have impacted the lives of working people in retail. With over 1.8 million people now having access to new work-hours standards, working people across the country are coming together to share their story.

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