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Scholarly Works (3 results)

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Recent Work (2019)

This report analyzes a major barrier to successful implementation of new clean truck standards: the common trucking industry practice of classifying (and often misclassifying) truck drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.

    Cover page: Truck Driver Misclassification: Climate, Labor, and Environmental Justice Impacts
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    Recent Work (2023)
    This report presents a current snapshot of the state’s progress in implementing several of the strategies outlined in our 2020 report A Jobs and Climate Action Plan for 2030. Specifically, we review existing high road standard policies in California, and assess the reach of high road standards across the state’s proposed climate investments in California’s 2022-23 state budget.
      Cover page: California’s Climate Investments and High Road Workforce Standards: Gaps and Opportunities for Advancing Workforce Equity
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      Recent Work (2017)

      This report examines wages and working conditions for California’s EMTs and paramedics, and provides context on the industry and governance of the state’s EMS system.

        Cover page: Emergency Medical Services in California: Wages, Working Conditions, and Industry Profile
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