How does the American Rescue Plan strengthen the nation’s #SocialInsurance system? A Statement by Board Chair @WMRodgersIII and Vice Chair Renée Landers of @SuffolkLawProfs bit.ly/3sk6zzx 
#UI The intentional inclusion of workers in non-traditional work arrangements: contract, "gig", and self-employed workers, means that the millions who have historically been misclassified, and are disproportionately workers of color, women, & immigrants, will now be protected.
#ChildTaxCredit This groundbreaking expansion establishes a guaranteed minimum income for U.S. families with children – a major, if temporary, step toward the #AssuredIncome that our Economic Security Study Panel has spent the past 18 months assessing bit.ly/3skuEWX
#OlderWorkers who were unprotected against the longer spells of joblessness due to the #COVID19 crisis will receive long overdue temporary support. The Academy’s Task Force on Older Workers’ Retirement Security will also assess approaches to support workers who are in physically
demanding jobs and struggling with disabling health conditions and those unable to find jobs that pay a living wage after being laid off late in their careers. #RetirementSecurity bit.ly/3vXneLu
The adoption and implementation of the largest and most comprehensive relief and recovery effort and the biggest boost to #SocialInsurance in at least half a century represent a major step toward reimagining the economy such that it benefits all. bit.ly/3sk6zzx
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