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Innovator Profile: Leap Fund

by Jeshua John, on March 20, 2023 at 2:16 PM
This tremendous women-led nonprofit is helping workers navigate the "benefits cliff" that many have to face when deciding between earning a dollar or two more per hour and losing valuable safety net...
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What workers are telling us about how to make flexible work quality work

by Jeshua John, on March 8, 2023 at 9:57 AM
As part of our commitment to ensuring workers inform every aspect of our work, we conducted interviews with participants from a 2021 test of the platform.
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Report release: Analysis of existing research about gig work and workers

by Adrian Haro, on January 31, 2023 at 3:36 PM
How inconsistencies in questions, terms, and definitions are preventing a comprehensive understanding of what gig work is, who gig workers are, and what they need.
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2022/2023 Innovation Fund Applications Are Now Being Accepted!

by Jeshua John, on December 7, 2022 at 2:58 PM
The Workers Lab is now accepting applications for the 2022/2023 Innovation Fund cycle! We’re seeking innovators with early-stage ideas centered around making the ways our country serves workers more...
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Topics: The Innovation Fund

We’re Working With Cities To Explore How Flexible Work Can Be Quality Work

by Adrian Haro, on November 4, 2022 at 12:51 PM
Earlier this year, we launched a major effort to continue exploring how flexible work can be quality work. The effort builds from a pilot project we supported alongside the City of Long Beach,...
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Reproductive Rights Are Worker Rights

by Adrian Haro, on June 24, 2022 at 10:57 AM
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturns the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of...
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Final report: How states and workers shaped a tech solution to improve access to safety net benefits

by Adrian Haro, on June 6, 2022 at 8:37 PM
The Workers Lab is thrilled to release our final report on efforts to improve gig workers' access to safety net benefits. The report details findings from our pilots of the "Income Passport" tech...
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Case Study: How Worker Leaders Are Meeting The Need For Emergency Cash While Building Their Organizations

by Abigail Schneider, Canary, on May 19, 2022 at 11:50 AM
A few years ago, The Workers Lab and Canary recognized that emergency cash grants offered an immediate way to support workers facing emergencies. Today’s workers need short-term solutions to help...
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The Workers Lab Announces $2M Fundraising Campaign for the Month of May

by Eddy Morales, on May 2, 2022 at 7:29 AM
On International Workers’ Day, we announced a generous $1 million matching gift. Every new dollar we raise during the month of May will be matched up to $1 million.
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Following Congressional testimony, TWL CEO calls for fixes to the benefits system

by Eddy Morales, on April 13, 2022 at 2:35 PM
After providing testimony in front of the U.S. House Congressional Subcommittee on Government Operations, our CEO Adrian Haro calls for the U.S. benefits system to be fixed for gig workers in a new...
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