“In my day, we walked in ten feet of snow to school, uphill, both ways… and adults all worked as full-time employees, strictly 9-5...

The record pace of employee turnover in the past years makes clear that flexibility and autonomy are increasingly non-negotiable for workers

Throughout the late 20th century and into the early 2000s, employment changes were considered major life events.

What actually happens when an employer decides to invest in a local community by relocating or opening a new space?

It’s a debate that begins toward the end of every winter. It happens right as new faces in Washington walk out onto Pennsylvania Avenue...

At the Modern Economy Project, we work every day to connect policymakers with the current economic reality...

Black entrepreneurs and businesses are an integral part of the U.S. economy.

The workplace changes wrought by the pandemic prompted many Americans to reevaluate their relationships with employers.

MEP Members on the Need to Update DC's Economic Dialogue

Two leading House Democrats are now joining the calls for the U.S. Labor Department to extend the comment period for a proposed rule...

In some encouraging news last week, the independent federal agency dedicated to small businesses has taken action on real world concerns...

Too often, the public discourse about independent contractors focuses on a very specific subset of workers...

In today’s economy, workers increasingly value jobs that offer them maximum flexibility and autonomy.

Long before Tuesday’s election results rolled in, national polling consistently showed that concerns about the economy were at the top...

The Modern Economy Project recently hosted a congressional briefing moderated by Gusto, “Healing Small Business Healthcare: Exploring...

The U.S. Labor Department recently proposed a rule that would enact new standards for determining whether workers qualify as independent...

From this nation’s founding, America has been a place of refuge for people in pursuit of a better life. That remains true today.

Last week was the Congressional Black Congress Foundation’s 51st Annual Legislative Conference.

First, the good news. Extensive negotiations this week averted the threat of a major railway worker strike.

Modern Economy Project applauds the focus of the Administration’s recent proposal