The Institute is the recipient of a one-year grant from The Public Welfare Foundation for a project that will focus on public opinion research about critical issues affecting America's workers - the need for government regulations in the workplace, banning mandatory arbitration of employment claims, and expanding affirmative rights for workers.

The "Project to Assess Public Support for Stronger Enforcement of Workplace Protections" will examine existing attitudes about government oversight and private enforcement, particularly the issue of ensuring meaningful protections in the workplace and voters' appetite for such reform. While we know that public opinion is shifting, we do not know the extent of the shift, and whether it extends beyond specific failed industries to laws regulating workplace conditions and to private attorneys' role in enforcement of those laws. The project will use sophisticated public opinion research - both qualitative and quantitative - to assess public attitudes and to identify an effective communications strategy for reform.