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Release Date: September 01, 2014
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The report provides an overview of the Site Specific Targeting Program (SST11) and a random assignment evaluation design implemented by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assess the short-term impacts of the program.


Release Date: June 01, 2014
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The minimum wage is one of the most researched areas in labor economics with a vast body of literature that dates back nearly seventy years (Brown 1999). Research proliferated as variation in state minimum wage policies gained steam over the last several decades. However, research, debate and policy has largely ignored the lesser known subminimum wage received by tipped workers (also referred to as the tipped or cash wage). That there are two federal wage floors is unknown to many and the existence of the federal subminimum wage—at $2.13 since 1991—often comes as a bit of a surprise.


Release Date: May 12, 2014
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In 2014, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) contracted with Mathematica Policy Research and ideas42 to explore the potential of using insights from behavioral science to improve the performance and outcomes of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) programs under the Advancing Behavioral Interventions in Labor Programs portfolio of studies.


Release Date: April 01, 2014
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The empirical literature on union effects on occupational safety and health within firms struggles with two primary obstacles to credibly estimating the effect of unionization on workplace safety. First, unionized employees may be more likely to report occupational risks to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), inducing greater rates of inspection and citation of unionized firms for violations than occurs in otherwise similar nonunion firms. This is a kind of measurement error in commonly-used workplace safety outcomes that is positively correlated with unionization.


Release Date: April 01, 2014
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In the paper, researchers describe how they test for early labor market effects in terms of eased job-lock from the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion of January 2014 that targeted non-elderly low-income adults. An expansion of health insurance options not tied to employment could increase job turnover among newly eligible low-income populations, enabling them to move to preferred jobs (measured here as higher wage jobs).


Release Date: November 01, 2013
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Release Date: November 01, 2013
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Appendices to the Survey of Public Opinion of the U.S. Population Working Rights Final Report: Appendix A: Methodology, Appendix B: Survey Instrument, and Appendix C: Standard Error Estimates.


Release Date: January 01, 2013
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The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) contracted with Mathematica Policy Research to conduct a study to explore potential research designs for determining the impact of the participant assistance program administered by the Office of Outreach, Education, and Assistance (OEA) within DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).


Release Date: September 15, 2012
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The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees working for covered employers to take up to 12 work weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons.


Release Date: September 01, 2012
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The technical report of the 2012 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) surveys, presenting findings, including comparisons between worksites covered and not covered by FMLA, between employees eligible and ineligible for FMLA, and over time.


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Survey
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Adult workers
Release Date: September 01, 2012
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The executive summary of the Family and Medical Leave in 2012: Technical Report that summarizes the conduct of the 2012 surveys and major findings.


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Survey
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Adult workers
Release Date: September 01, 2012
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Appendix to the Family and Medical Leave in 2012: Technical Report: 1. Introduction, 2. FMLA Coverage and Eligibility, 3. Worksites’ FMLA and other Leave Policies, 4. Employees’ Leave Taking Practices, 5. Conditions of Leave Before, During and After Taking Leave, 6. Employee’s Unmet Need for Leave, 7. Sub-population Analyses, 8. Employer Responses and Perceptions, and 9. Conclusion.


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Survey
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Adult workers
Release Date: September 01, 2012
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The methodology report for the 2012 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) surveys that details the methods used to conduct the surveys.


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Survey
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Adult workers
Release Date: September 01, 2012
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Appendix to the Family and Medical Leave in 2012: Methodology Report: Appendix A. Employee Survey Materials, Appendix B. Worksite Survey Materials, Appendix C: Changes in the Questionnaire, Appendix D: Results from the 2012 FMLA Employee Survey Incentive Experiment, and Appendix E: NRFU Employee Survey.


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Survey
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Adult workers
Release Date: May 01, 2012
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In 2012, the Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) partnered with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and funded contractors Capital Research Corporation and The George Washington University to conduct the Formative Evaluation of Job Clubs Operated by Faith- and Community-Based Organizations: Findings from Site Visits and Options for Future Evaluation study. Job clubs are defined as job search support groups.


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Formative Evaluation
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Adult workers
Release Date: February 01, 2012
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided funding for skills training in green jobs and healthcare jobs via four Solicitations for Grant Applications (SGA): Healthcare and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries (HHG); Pathways Out of Poverty (POP); State Energy Sector Partnerships and Training (SESP); and Energy Training Partnerships (ETP). In early 2010, 152 grantees were awarded an average of $4 million to $5 million for two- or three-year grants.


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Implementation Evaluation
Study Population
Adult workers
Release Date: October 01, 2010
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) agency responsible for promoting safe and healthful working conditions. Under the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act, OSHA is authorized to conduct inspections of worksites to determine whether employers are compliant with workplace safety and health standards. The majority of OSHA inspections are programmed inspections, where the agency selects and targets establishments based on a number of criteria, including injury/illness rates, citation history, or random selection.