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Benefits21: A Modernized System of Benefits

A growing percentage of our workforce is disproportionally excluded from workplace benefits and often rely on a public system of benefits that is complex, fragmented, and not designed to meet their needs.

BY Financial Security Program & 1 more

Publication

09.21.2020
Family Finances

An Intergenerational Discussion on Retirement Solutions

June 19, 2019 Program Associate Ben White will join the Navigating Retirement Issues panel to discuss Innovative Model Savings Programs.

BY Financial Security Program

Of Interest

06.12.2019
Employment and Jobs

Designing Portable Benefits: A Resource Guide for Policymakers

This Resource Guide lays out the context for portable benefits and examines key design questions for policymakers to consider.

BY Natalie Foster & 2 more

Publication

06.06.2019
Employment and Jobs

Future of Work Initiative Senior Fellow Testifies on Portable Benefits Before Washington State Legislature

Future of Work Initiative Senior Fellow Libby Reder recently testified before the Washington House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee to share context on a bill that would provide portable benefits for non-traditional workers.

BY Libby Reder

Blog Post

02.15.2019
Employment and Jobs

Exploring Portable Benefits: Q&A with New Jersey State Senator Troy Singleton

Future of Work Initiative Executive Director Alastair Fitzpayne recently spoke with NJ State Senator Troy Singleton at the 2018 NewDEAL Leaders Conference in Washington, DC.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

Blog Post

01.11.2019
Employment and Jobs

Foster and Rolf: "A Fund for NYC Drivers Models How Benefits Could Work in the Gig Economy"

In Quartz at Work, Future of Work Initiative Fellow Natalie Foster and National Advisory Council Member David Rolf explore how the Black Car Fund serves as a real world example of how we can modernize the social contract.

BY Natalie Foster & 1 more

Blog Post

09.27.2018
Employment and Jobs

Future of Work Initiative Event Explores Public and Private Sector Solutions to Financial Challenges Faced by Independent Workers

The Future of Work Initiative hosted an event to discuss the financial challenges facing independent workers and hear about innovative solutions from both the public and private sectors.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

Blog Post

09.18.2018
Employment and Jobs

Google.org Funds Future of Work Initiative’s Portable Benefits Efforts

The Future of Work Initiative is excited to announce that we have joined the Google.org Work Initiative portfolio, an innovative effort to search for new solutions to prepare people for the changing nature of work.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne

Blog Post

06.05.2018
Employment and Jobs

A Student Perspective: Future of Work Initiative Teams Up with CMU Heinz Students to Study Emerging Technologies & the Changing Nature of Work

Over the past six months, the Future of Work Initiative worked with two graduate student teams from CMU Heinz College to explore access to benefits for independent workers and the potential impacts of autonomous trucks on the workforce.

BY Anna Fife

Blog Post

05.21.2018
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