Opportunity & Development

What if all employees were automatically enrolled in a special retirement plan?

Rotation programs can be a valuable learning experience for frontline workers in a time where skills are rapidly changing or becoming obsolete.

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.

Evan Starr of the University of Maryland discusses how noncompete clauses can limit workers’ wages and mobility.

Courts have always played an important role in setting labor policy.

Sarita Gupta of Jobs with Justice discusses how collective bargaining has historically excluded women and people of color, and the need to acknowledge this as we consider workers’ rights in the 21st century.

Oren Cass of the Manhattan Institute explains how current law determines how unions operate and highlights potential alternatives.

Chris Owens of the National Employment Law Project discusses how it is becoming more difficult for workers to bring class action cases.

The new 2018-19 Fellows come from innovative nonprofits, businesses, and governments around the country that are working to create quality jobs with diverse sets of approaches and solutions.