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2017: Year in Review

As the year comes to a close, we are thankful for the support and interest we have received in examining how work is changing and what can be done to help workers and businesses meet the challenges that new technologies and a changing workforce present.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

12.29.2017
US Economy

The Future of Work Initiative Launches National Advisory Council

The Advisory Council, led by former Delaware Governor Jack Markell, will guide the Initiative’s strategy and identify solutions to help workers and businesses succeed in a changing economy.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

Blog Post

12.21.2017
Workforce Development

How the Independent Drivers Guild is helping drivers in New York

With a rise of nontraditional work and a decline in organized labor, gig workers are seeking out ways to build collective voice. The Independent Drivers Guild in New York is one example of a form of new worker voice coming out of the platform economy.

BY Natalie Foster

Blog Post

11.10.2017
Workforce Development

Investing in the workforce of the future

Sens. Warner, Casey, and Stabenow introduced legislation on worker training tax credits similar to a Future of Work Initiative proposal.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

Blog Post

11.08.2017
Workforce Development

Britain responds to the changing nature of work

To address the challenges of rising independent work, stagnant wages, modest productivity increases, skill mismatches, and the growing impact of automation, Theresa May appointed former Tony Blair policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead a review of the changing nature of work in the UK. Many of the report’s conclusions and recommendations echo those discussed in the Future of Work Initiative’s Toward a New Capitalism and the Portable Benefits Resource Guide reports.

BY Conor McKay, & 1 more

Blog Post

07.28.2017
Workforce Development

Independent Workers Need Paid Leave Too

Earlier this month, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bipartisan plan to guarantee family and medical leave to workers in the state. Importantly, this plan includes a provision that allows self-employed workers to buy into the system. As our national conversation on family and medical leave heats up, policymakers should learn from state experiences and ensure that these programs include independent workers.

BY Conor McKay, & 1 more

Blog Post

07.20.2017
Workforce Development

Renewed Focus on Lifelong Learning

In a world where workers are receiving less training, and where the next wave of automation threatens massive job disruptions, the need to help workers access lifelong learning opportunities is critical. Options like Lifelong Learning Accounts could help workers better manage their economic future by incentivizing workers, businesses, and government to co-invest in the development of worker skills over the course of their careers.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

07.05.2017
Workforce Development

New Democrat Coalition panel highlights the need for portable benefits innovation

Sen. Warner introduced legislation on portable benefits that builds off of a Future of Work Initiative proposal.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

Blog Post

06.23.2017
Workforce Development

California moves to include independent workers in its EITC

The California Legislature and the Governor struck a deal to reform its EITC to include self-employment income, expanding the credit to approximately 130,000 independent workers.

BY Natalie Foster & 1 more

Blog Post

06.14.2017
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