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Fact Sheet on Paid Sick and Family Medical Leave in the United States

Today, the United States lacks federal legislation to guarantee paid leave for personal or family illness or the birth of a new child, which forces millions of working Americans to choose between earning a paycheck or caring for themselves and their loved ones.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.11.2014
Workforce Development

Connecting People to Work

This book was co-edited by Maureen Conway, Vice President at the Aspen Institute, and Robert P. Giloth, Vice President, Center for Community and Economic Opportunity at the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

06.17.2014
Workforce Development

Profiles of the Restaurant Workforce and Restaurant Opportunities Center-United

This report details the dynamics and challenges of the residential construction industry and provides a profile of the Workers Defense Project, a non-profit and membership-based organization based in Austin, Texas that seeks to provide low-wage workers, particularly those in the construction industry, with resources to improve their working and living conditions.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2013
Workforce Development

Profiles of the Residential Construction Workforce and the Workers Defense Project

This report details the dynamics and challenges of the residential construction industry and provides a profile of the Workers Defense Project, a non-profit and membership-based organization based in Austin, Texas that seeks to provide low-wage workers, particularly those in the construction industry, with resources to improve their working and living conditions.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2013
Workforce Development

Profiles of the Direct-Care Workforce and PHI

This report provides an overview of work in the direct-care industry and profiles PHI (Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute), an organization dedicated to improving employment for direct-care workers in the U.S.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2013
Workforce Development

Fact Sheet on the Federal Minimum Wage

Learn more about the federal minimum wage with this fact sheet, produced in early 2013.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.11.2013
Workforce Development

Helping Adult Learners Navigate Community College and the Labor Market

This issue of Update looks at the challenges adult learners face as they attempt to enter community college, persist to completing a certificate or degree, ...

BY Matt Helmer

Publication

05.10.2013
Workforce Development

Workforce Development, Inc. (Southeastern Minnesota)

This document is a profile of a sector initiative and provides detailed description of the initiative that may include information about program design, funding, worker outcomes, partners and much more.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2012
Workforce Development

Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago

This document is a profile of a sector initiative and provides detailed description of the initiative that may include information about program design, funding, worker outcomes, partners and much more.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Publication

07.12.2012
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