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Recovery, Re-Employment, and Re-Imagining Work

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a range of challenges to workers in America. Essential workers h

BY Financial Security Program & 1 more

Video

1 week ago
Employment and Jobs

Modernizing Tax Incentives for Employer-Provided Educational Assistance

The tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance, located in Section 127 of the tax code, is one tool that allows employers to support their employees’ pursuit of education.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 3 more

Publication

2 weeks ago
Employment and Jobs

Imagining a Workplace Safety Net Rooted in Equity

The uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throw the inadequacy and inequality of our workplace safety net into sharp relief.

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

06.12.2020
Employment and Jobs

How Digital Training Can Build a Public Health Workforce

Employers and local governments are developing innovative mechanisms to prepare and deploy public health workers.

BY Zach Neumann

Blog Post

05.28.2020
Employment and Jobs

Millions of Workers Have Lost Their Jobs. Some Are Never Coming Back.

As policymakers respond to the COVID-19 crisis, they must support those who have permanently lost their jobs.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

05.11.2020
Employment and Jobs

Tax Day Highlights the Challenge of Documenting Income for Independent Workers

Tax Day serves as a reminder of how independent workers face additional challenges documenting their income and maintaining financial records.

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

04.15.2020
Employment and Jobs

Will the Pandemic Encourage Policymakers to Implement Stronger Workplace Protections for Independent Contractors?

The crisis has drawn much needed attention to the gaps in workplace protections for millions of Americans in precarious jobs.

BY Jenny R. Yang & 2 more

Blog Post

04.03.2020
Employment and Jobs

Coronavirus Highlights Broken Safety Net for Millions of Workers

The pandemic response heightens the volatility and unpredictability of non-traditional and low-wage work.

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

03.13.2020
Around the Institute

WeWork and the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative Release Study About Major Trends Shaping Urban Work and Life

Today, the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and WeWork released the findings from their Future of Work and Cities Survey, a global research project designed to better understand the major trends shaping the 21st century, including urbanization, automation, and climate change, through the lens of people in cities who are experiencing them.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

01.22.2020
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