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Less Money, More Problems: Financial Stress and Psychological …

WebMental health and finance professionals should expand and target services to better reach those who are already disadvantaged in the labor market—those who are …

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The Challenge of Slow Wage Growth WorkRise Network

WebWhile lawmakers, advocates, and other policy actors are rightfully focused on the immediate public health and unemployment crisis wrought by the COVID-19 …

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Social determinants of work WorkRise Network

WebOverview. Certain opportunities aligned with a given job—such as access to dependable family care, reliable and affordable transportation, and workplace benefits …

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How Do We Define “Good Jobs,” and How Do They …

WebUnpredictable schedules are associated with psychological distress. Some workers are willing to accept jobs with reduced wages to avoid schedules set on short notice. Workers find jobs with greater …

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Who Has Access to Paid Sick and Safe Leave

WebAll paid sick day laws allowed workers to receive preventative care, care for their physical or mental health, or care for a family member’s physical or mental health. …

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RESEARCH REPORT Quantifying the Costs of Rising …

Webas income, labor market attachment, and health (Nichols, Mitchell, and Lindner 2013). This paper aims to frame the parameters of a different but complementary research area: the …

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The Effects of Labor Organizing on Worker Welfare and Service …

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of frontline health care workers in caring for vulnerable populations. Yet these workers, predominantly women of color …

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A Call to Reimagine Work and Benefits to Ensure All Workers …

WebEvidence shows both health insurance and paid sick leave improve household financial security. An employer-driven approach to delivering benefits has created a “two-tiered …

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Charting a Postpandemic Path toward Good Jobs WorkRise …

WebCharting a Postpandemic Path toward Good Jobs. As essential workers were rendered visible by the COVID-19 pandemic, so too was the unsettling fact that they are …

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Creating Pathways to Remote Work Opportunities for Workers …

WebIn May 2020, the remote work participation gap between remote work among disabled and nondisabled workers was 10.3 percentage points (25.8 percent of …

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Who Is the Low-Wage Workforce

WebTo illustrate who makes up the low-wage workforce in the US, we’ve set the low-wage threshold as equal to two-thirds of the median wage of workers in their prime …

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People First, Employees Second: Workers Reflect on What Good …

WebHolding employers accountable for worker health and well-being is a must, she said. Soltero agrees. To him, a critical part of job quality is potential for growth, autonomy …

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Racial Inequality in the Labor Market and Employment …

WebRacial inequality is a long-standing and fundamental feature of labor and work in the United States and reflects a host of structural disadvantages and …

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Who Gets What Job

WebEngage employers. Adopting job quality practices to further racial equity can also benefit employers because better, more equitable job quality can lead to increased …

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Worker Power and Economic Mobility: A Landscape Report

WebWorker power is an important channel by which workers can achieve economic security and mobility in the labor market. This landscape report summarizes the state of knowledge …

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Do Good Jobs Promote Economic Mobility, and If So, How

WebThe argument for good jobs often focuses on the day-to-day reality of workers’ lives—and for good reason. Quality jobs can help workers achieve economic security, provide for …

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The Forgotten Middle: Exploring Life Expectancy Outcomes …

WebLife expectancy in the US is shorter than in all other high-income countries. And within the US, Americans in the lower-middle class are projected to live shorter lives …

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Employer-Sponsored Small Dollar Loans Improve

WebEmployers are increasingly recognizing the need to support workers’ financial health through benefit programs that include financial coaching and education as well as …

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Move to Opportunity or Invest Locally: What helps workers get …

WebAnalysis of MTO programs suggests that while there were gains to mental and physical health, simply moving adults to well-resourced neighborhoods did not improve …

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Improving Labor Standards for the Human Services Workforce

Webshaping Louisiana's disaster recovery in health and social services, securing federal backing and providing broader public access to benefits. Ricks implemented the "No …

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