High quality reentry programs for the formerly incarcerated can help support employment for this population. These programs focus on job retention, coordinate employment and criminal justice commitments, develop a network of potential employers, and are s URL: Visit resource Date … Continued
Many employers check credit histories of job candidates. For jobs that require finance skills, this practice may be useful, but for jobs that do not require a finance background, credit history checks can be harmful for lower-income or at-risk populations … Continued
To increase employment opportunities for communities of color, women, and local businesses, private employers and public agencies alike can expand contracting jobs to minority-, women-, or locally-owned businesses . At the municipal level, encouraging pol URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: … Continued
Community Benefits Agreements are generally used to ensure that plans for new real estate development also provide amenities for the surrounding community. To increase employment opportunities, Community Benefits Agreements should more frequently include URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
Strengthening overtime rules at the municipal level could protect populations or employees who are not currently eligible for overtime pay from working long hours without compensation. Currently, the State of Massachusetts does not require overtime paymen URL: Visit resource Date … Continued
Providing workers with advanced notice of schedules and the choice to decline unscheduled hours that conflict with other obligations is a way to support a healthy workforce . To increase the predictability of scheduling, policymakers at the state and loca … Continued
Flexible scheduling practices give workers more control over the schedules and increase their work predictability. Some best practices include incorporating self-scheduling, flexible hours, and compressed work weeks. Additionally, state and local policyma URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
Paid family leave offers workers paid time off when they are dealing with a serious health issue for an extended period of time, helping another family member with a medical condition, or have or adopt a new child. While employers … Continued
Employers are not always required to provide paid sick leave to their employees. As a result, employees—particularly low-wage employees—are hesitant to take time off to deal with health issues out of fear of losing pay. Employers and municipalities alike URL: … Continued
Bridge programs and career pathway programs provide a way for at-risk youth or unemployed or hard-to-employ adults (e.g., low-skilled adults) to gain the skills and industry-specific knowledge needed for additional education or employment . Such skills may include basic reading, … Continued
