Publications
Economic Opportunity

Unregulated Work in the Global City—Full Report & Chapter Downloads

This groundbreaking study rests on a simple premise: the many laws on the books to protect the working poor mean little if they are not enforced. This invisible economy is all around us. And as this report shows, it is not limited to a few sweatshops and fly-by-night firms. These practices appear to have spread to established and thriving industries.

Authored by: Annette Bernhardt, Siobhan McGrath & James DeFilippis
– 06/11/07

The Adequacy of New Jersey’s Minimum Wage

Policy Brief by the Brennan Center and Allies on the need to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage and annually adjust it for inflation.

Authored by: Paul Sonn
– 05/18/07

Analysis of Montana Minimum Wage Bill

Brennan Center report analyzing Montana House Bill 492—a proposal to roll-back wage protections for tipped workers in the state.

Authored by: Paul K. Sonn & Jennifer Sung
– 04/03/07

Protecting New York’s Workers - Full Report

The Brennan Center recently joined with a coalition of community organizations and other advocates to address the growing problem of minimum wage and overtime violations in New York State.

– 12/13/06