minimum wage

A Better Balance Applauds Colorado’s Proposed Rule Expanding Access to Overtime Pay

November 18, 2019
State Laws

The proposed Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (“COMPS”) Order would expand coverage to many workers who were previously excluded, including individuals employed in construction and manufacturing. The proposed rule will also set a salary threshold for overtime at $42,500 and adjust it up to $57,500 by 2026, ensuring that many more low-wage workers are entitled to overtime.

It’s National Work and Family Month, But Work-Life Balance Remains Elusive for Low Wage Workers

October 4, 2019
Uncategorized

According to recent data, the gap between the richest and poorest U.S. households is the largest it's been in 50 years. This means that low income workers across the country are being left behind despite economic growth, too often struggling to make ends meet with a scarcity of time to care for themselves and their families. So this National Work and Family Month, let’s demand justice and work-life balance for low income families

Pushing Back Against Gerrymandering to Promote Local Democracy

December 20, 2018
Defending Local Democracy

We know how important it is for cities and local communities to be able to develop and implement policies that are responsive to their own needs and for their voices to be heard at all levels of government, which is why structural, pro-democratic reforms are so crucial for progressive policymaking across issues.

Press Release: IN 2018 State of the State Address Governor Cuomo Announces Proposals to Combat Sexual Harassment, End Tipped Minimum Wage

January 3, 2018

This Election Day, Fight for Fair Wages & Better Jobs

November 2, 2017
City Laws, Fair & Flexible Work, Pregnant Workers Fairness, Workplace Equality

As Election Day approaches, you have the power to demand change from your elected officials and to fight for fair wages and better jobs, especially for low-income workers and workers of color. Ask your candidates where they stand on these three critical issues:

Fed Watch: The Supreme Court’s Huge Case on Voting Maps: What It Means for Progressive Advocates

October 5, 2017
Defending Local Democracy, LGBTQ, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time

Partisan gerrymandering strikes to the heart of our political process, making it harder for progressive advocates to make their voices heard at all levels of government. In Gill v. Whitford, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to defend local democracy, we hope that they will seize it.

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99 v. Arizona: Decision

September 13, 2017

Missouri Strips St. Louis Workers of Much-Needed Minimum Wage Increase

August 30, 2017
City Laws, Defending Local Democracy, State Laws

Beyond the political aspect behind these and other state-local conflicts, there is also an important racial justice element to the fight over minimum wage increases: since minority workers tend to earn lower wages, they stand to benefit more from minimum wage increases.

Defending Local Democracy, Brief Bank

August 17, 2017

These briefs and decisions are meant to be used as a guide and the information contained in them do not constitute legal advice. Laws and judicial precedent vary in different…