Research Report Reimagining Workplace Protections: A Policy Agenda to Meet Independent Contractors’ and Temporary Workers’ Needs
Jenny R. Yang, Molly W Williamson, Shelly Steward, Steven Brown, Hilary Greenberg, Jessica Shakesprere
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Millions of workers in nonstandard arrangements (including temporary, subcontracted, and on-call workers and independent contractors) lack access to essential workplace protections--or, where protections do exist, to adequate enforcement mechanisms. Building an equitable economy requires addressing these shortcomings and reimagining our system of workplace protections. This report provides a policy framework for expanding essential protections to more workers, focusing on independent contractors’ and temporary workers’ needs.

Research and Evidence Family and Financial Well-Being Work, Education, and Labor Research to Action
Expertise Higher Education Workforce Development Labor Markets Upward Mobility and Inequality
Tags Workplace and industry studies Wages and nonwage compensation Workers in low-wage jobs Beyond high school: education and training Workplace protections
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