Future of Work Initiative Publications & Blog

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new post on the Gig Economy Data Hub reviews state-level data sources that are available and suggests additional strategies that policymakers can use to improve data for their jurisdictions.

Drawing from and building on a cross-sector workshop in early 2019, the Future of Work Initiative is sharing a report that explores issues at the intersection of the future of work and the future of agriculture.

In PBS NewsHour, Future of Work Initiative Co-Chair John Bridgeland and Victor W. Hwang of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation explore opportunities to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S.

At the California Future of Work Commission’s third convening, Future of Work Initiative Fellow Natalie Foster facilitated a conversation on Education, Skills and Job Quality.

The Future of Work Initiative’s recent event on lifelong learning in Chicago, IL was featured in Built in Chicago.

In Automation and a Changing Economy, the Future of Work Initiative proposes ideas for supporting displaced workers who retrain for in-demand fields.

The Future of Work Initiative occasionally features guest blog posts from experts, policymakers and business leaders in order to prompt deeper discussions about how to restore the promise of work in the context of a rapidly changing economy. This guest blog was written by Stanley S. Litow, who leads corporate citizenship and corporate affairs for IBM.

Using the Gig Economy to Reform EntitlementsCesar Conda and Derek Khanna – conservative policy minds who have worked in the White House an