The Labor Research and Evaluation Grants aimed to build the capacity of university-based researchers to rigorously examine labor-related issues while building awareness and understanding of these issues among program administrators, policy makers, and the public.

DOL awarded nearly $2 million to nine university grantees for research projects conducted between January 2017 and November 2019. The research supported various workforce policies and programs that focus on evaluating or researching topics with direct implications for DOL programs, the labor force, and the American worker. Explore the final report from each project.

Please note that these reports were produced outside of CEO's independent evaluation and research process. See the individual reports for more information on how these products were developed.

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Martin Wells and Erin York Cornwell
Cornell University

 Criminal Record Inaccuracies and the Impact of a Record Education Intervention on Employment-Related Outcomes Reentry

Hassan Enayati
Cornell University

 Initial Impact of Section 503 Rules: Understanding Good Employer Practices and the Trends in Disability Violations Among Federal Contractors Disability and Employment

Charlotte Alexander
Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.

 Decisional Shortcuts and Selection Effects: A Study of U.S. District Courts Misclassification Decisions, 2008-2015 Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Emily Breza
President and Fellows of Harvard College

 Learning to Navigate a New Financial Technology: Evidence from Payroll Accounts Behavioral Interventions; Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Emily Breza
President and Fellows of Harvard College

 Electronic Wage Payments for Salaried Workers: What Have We Learned? Behavioral Interventions, Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett
The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley

 Evaluating the Impacts of the Seattle Secure Scheduling Ordinance Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Soo-Jeong Lee
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco

 The Impact of Safe Patient Handling Legislation on Musculoskeletal Disorders among California Health Care Workers Disability and Employment

Roland Zullo
The Regents of the University of Michigan

 Section 14(b) and the Protective Role of Unions Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Mary Davis
Tufts University

 The Effect of Performance Pay on US Workers Physical and Emotional Health: Evidence and Implications for Gig Work Employer Compliance - Wages and Earnings, Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Amanda K. Baumle and M.V. Lee Badgett
University of Massachusetts Amherst

 Experiences with Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Employment Discrimination: Analyzing EEOC Discrimination Charge Narratives Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits

Amanda K. Baumle and M.V. Lee Badgett
University of Massachusetts Amherst

 The Impact of a Ban on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination on Federal Contractors Worker Protection, Labor Standards, and Workplace-Related Benefits