Hayley Brown
Labor and Disability Researcher
Labor and Disability Researcher, IFTPE Local 70 Unit Rep
Hayley Brown is a Labor and Disability Researcher with CEPR. Her research spans a wide range of subject matter, including labor and worker power, disability, inequality, and public health. Hayley recently served as president of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union, which represents the staff at CEPR and many other nonprofits throughout the United States. She previously worked in the Research, Markets, and Regulations division of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and for the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. She studied geographical sciences and philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park .
All from Hayley Brown
Exempting the Rich: Who Pays if We Modify the Social Security Tax Cap
This report calculates how many people would be directly affected by modifications to the cap, and explores the characteristics of this group.
Ripping Away Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Will Disproportionately Harm Working-Class Moms
Without reliable child care or safe working environments, mothers stay home with the kids instead of going back to work
COVID-19 Recession Disproportionately Harmed Working-Class Mothers
From April to December 2020, 1.45 million fewer working-class mothers were employed compared to the same time period in 2019.
Working-Class Mothers and the COVID-19 Shecession
Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, women have disproportionately borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic devastation.
Public Sector Unions Mean Middle-Class Jobs for Black Workers
As Black History Month draws to a close in 2021, it is worth reflecting on the critical role public sector union jobs have played in creating a pathway to the middle class for Black workers and their families.
Union Membership Byte 2021
The overall union membership rate increased by half a percentage point in 2020, rising to 10.8 percent of all employed
PREVIEW: Union Membership Byte 2021
The union membership rate rose by 0.5 percentage point to 10.8 percent in 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports today.
Disability and Employment in the Time of Coronavirus: The 30th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act
The ADA’s 30th anniversary is set to take place during a period of crisis in the US. The coronavirus pandemic has decimated employment, with the employment-to-population ratio falling by 8.7 percentage points and the unemployment rate skyrocketing.
Black Workers’ Jobs Matter
Proposals that weaponize the pandemic to undermine the Postal Service and state and local governments should be recognized for the outsize harm they will inflict on Black workers and retirees.
Saving the Post Office, Defending Black Workers
The Postal Service has historically been an important source of middle-class jobs for Black workers, especially where racial discrimination was strongest in the private sector. This pattern continues to the present.
