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The Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, AB 257, would create a Fast Food Sector Council charged with establishing industry-wide minimum standards on wages, working conditions, and training in the industry.  If the council raises the wage floor for fast-food workers and reduces wage theft it would create savings to the state budget through decreased utilization of state safety net programs as well as increased tax revenue.
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    The California Legislature has passed AB257 and it now heads to the Governor’s desk. The FAST Recovery Act provides a way for the state’s fast-food workers to have a voice in the development and implementation of labor standards in their industry.
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      Recent Work (2018)

      Berkeley Blog post. Investing in the early care and education homecare workforces is essential for quality of care.

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        Recent Work (2017)

        The AHCA would succeed in cutting taxes for the wealthy and making sure insurance companies can still make a profit. What it doesn’t do is provide access to health coverage to the people who need it the most.

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          Recent Work (2020)
            Cover page: The Effects of Proposition 22 on Driver Earnings: Response to a Lyft-Funded Report by Dr. Christopher Thornberg
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            Recent Work (2018)
            California’s effective implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to the largest drop of the uninsured of all 50 states, with 93 percent of state residents now covered by health insurance. In spite of these coverage gains and improved affordability for many, individuals eligible for Covered California make up the state’s second largest group of uninsured after undocumented residents. Many Californians enrolled in individual market coverage also struggle to afford premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
              Cover page: Towards Universal Health Coverage: California Policy Options for Improving Individual Market Affordability and Enrollment
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              Recent Work (2021)

              Massachusetts Uber/Lyft Ballot Proposition Would Create Subminimum Wage: Drivers Could Earn as Little as $4.82 an HourBY KEN JACOBS AND MICHAEL REICH ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2021CENTER ON WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS, GIG ECONOMY, LOW-WAGE WORK, PUBLIC POLICYDOWNLOAD:

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              Uber and Lyft, along with a group of delivery network companies, have filed a ballot proposition in Massachusetts to create a separate set of labor standards for their drivers. The proposition, which could be on the November 2022 ballot, is modeled on Proposition 22 in California. As in California, the Massachusetts proposition claims drivers will receive a guaranteed pay equal to 120 percent of the minimum wage, which would calculate to $18 when the proposition would take effect.

                Cover page: Massachusetts Uber/Lyft Ballot Proposition Would Create Subminimum Wage: Drivers Could Earn as Little as $4.82 an Hour
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                Recent Work (2021)
                In California, the question of whether and under what conditions labor standards requirements should be included in housing bills typically hinges on the issue of how much it would add to the cost of the project.[1] However, one important aspect of cost has so far not been considered: the cost to the public safety net resulting from low-road employment practices common in residential construction. Our analysis calculates the cost of utilization of the five major means-tested safety net programs by California construction workers and their families.  We find almost half of families of construction workers in California are enrolled in a safety net program at an annual cost of over $3 billion. By comparison, just over a third of all California workers have a family member enrolled in one or more safety net program.
                  Cover page: The Public Cost of Low-Wage Jobs in California’s Construction Industry
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                  Recent Work (2021)
                  Uber and Lyft, along with a group of delivery network companies, have filed a ballot proposition in Massachusetts to create a separate set of labor standards for their drivers. After considering multiple loopholes, we find that the majority of Massachusetts drivers could earn as little as the equivalent of a $4.82 wage, while the minority of drivers who qualify for a health care stipend could earn the equivalent of just $6.75 per hour.
                    Cover page: Massachusetts Uber/Lyft Ballot Proposition Would Create Subminimum Wage: Drivers Could Earn as Little as $4.82 an Hour
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                    Recent Work (2021)

                    Uber and Lyft, along with a group of delivery network companies, have filed a ballot proposition in Massachusetts to create a separate set of labor standards for their drivers. After considering multiple loopholes, we find that the majority of Massachusetts drivers could earn as little as the equivalent of a $4.82 wage, while the minority of drivers who qualify for a health care stipend could earn the equivalent of just $6.75 per hour.

                      Cover page: Massachusetts Uber/Lyft Ballot Proposition Would Create Subminimum Wage: Drivers Could Earn as Little as $4.82 an Hour
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