Access to Earned Sick Days in Eugene, Oregon
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Population Policy Brief Series: Native Survivors & Economic Security
Intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault and stalking are crimes with deep economic impacts. These include both the resulting costs of violence as well as economic abuses used to maintain power and control.
Prosecutor’s Guide to Safety and Economic Security for Victims of Violence Against Women
The safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking is inextricably linked to their economic security.
The Prosecutor’s Economic Security Pocket Guide
The Prosecutor’s Economic Security Pocket Guide is the perfect tool for any prosecutorial case file or trial notebook.
Women and Men in the Recovery: Where the Jobs Are; Women’s Recovery Strengthens in Year Four
While the number of jobs dropped steeply, particularly for men, in the Great Recession, slow job growth has characterized much of the recovery.
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Enhanced Paid Sick Days in DC
By Claudia Williams On September 17, DC city councilmembers introduced [...]
Expanding Social Security Benefits for Financially Vulnerable Populations
Social Security benefits are especially important to populations that experience greater economic insecurity as they age — particularly women, people of color, and same-sex couples.
Testimony of Claudia Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue of the Washington D.C. City Council regarding B20-438 and B20-480Testimony of Claudia Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue of the Washington D.C. City Council regarding B20-438 and B20-480
Testimony of Claudia Williams, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Before the Committee on Finance and Revenue of the Washington D.C. City Council regarding B20-438 and B20-480
In 2008, the District of Columbia passed the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, which guarantees workers the right to earn paid sick days. This law, however, excludes tipped workers in the restaurant industry, and employees aren’t covered until after they have worked for a particular employer for more than one year and 1,000 hours.
Valuing Good Health in the District of Columbia: The Costs and Benefits of the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013
Using the parameters of the proposed legislation and publicly available data, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimates some of the anticipated costs and benefits to employees and employers that will result from providing earned sick days to newly covered workers.
Women’s Jobs Reaching Pre-Recession Numbers
According to an Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the October employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), of the 148,000 total jobs added to nonfarm payrolls in September, women gained 76,000 of those jobs (51 percent) while men gained 72,000 jobs (49 percent).
