Research Guides: Labor Studies and Employment Relations: COVID-19 Reading List

COVID-19 READING LIST

Bacon, D. (April 1, 2020). America’s farmworkers – now ‘essential,’ but denied the just-enacted benefits. The American Prospect. https://prospect.org/coronavirus/american-farmworkers-essential-but-unprotected/
Bivens, J. & Zipperer, B. (August 26, 2020). Health insurance and the COVID-19 shock. Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/publication/health-insurance-and-the-covid-19-shock/
Bernstein, J. (March 31, 2020). The laws that may protect employees from coronavirus hazards. The American Prospect. https://prospect.org/labor/laws-that-may-protect-employees-from-coronavirus-hazards/
Costa, D. (February 3, 2021). Temporary work visa programs and the need for reform: A briefing on program frameworks, policy issues and fixes, and the impact of COVID-19. Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/publication/temporary-work-visa-reform/

Desilver, D. (March 12, 2020). As coronavirus spreads, which U.S. workers have paid sick leave – and which don’t? Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/03/12/as-coronavirus-spreads-which-u-s-workers-have-paid-sick-leave-and-which-dont/

Enda, G., Gale, W. G., & Haldeman, C. (March 27, 2020). Careful or careless? Perspectives on the CARES Act. Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/03/27/careful-or-careless-perspectives-on-the-cares-act/
Gould, E. & Kassa, M. (October 14, 2020). Young workers hit hard by the COVID-19 economy: Workers ages 16-24 face high unemployment and an uncertain future. Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/publication/young-workers-covid-recession/
Gould, E., Perez, D., & Wilson, V. (August 20, 2020). Latinx workers - particularly women - face devastating job losses in the COVID-19 recession. Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/publication/latinx-workers-covid/

Kochhar, R. & Barroso, A. (March 27, 2020). Young workers likely to be hard hit as COVID-19 strikes a blow to restaurants and other service sector jobs. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/03/27/young-workers-likely-to-be-hard-hit-as-covid-19-strikes-a-blow-to-restaurants-and-other-service-sector-jobs/

Levin-Scherz, J. & Allen, D. (March 2, 2020). 8 questions employers should ask about coronavirus. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/03/8-questions-employers-should-ask-about-coronavirus

Mackin, C. (March 25, 2020). Toward an economic democracy: Why the coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to reshape the relationship between workers and their employers. The New Republic. https://newrepublic.com/article/157055/toward-economic-democracy
McNicholas, C., Rhinehart, L., Poydock, M., Shierholz, H., & Perez, D. (August 25, 2020). Why unions are good for workers - especially in a crisis like COVID-19. Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/publication/why-unions-are-good-for-workers-especially-in-a-crisis-like-covid-19-12-policies-that-would-boost-worker-rights-safety-and-wages/
Parker, K., Menasce Horowitz, J., & Minkin, R. (December 9, 2020). How the coronavirus outbreak has - and hasn't - changed the way Americans work. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/12/09/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-and-hasnt-changed-the-way-americans-work/
Poydock, M., McNicholas, C., & Shierholz, H. (February 19, 2021). Downturn in strike activity reflects COVID-19 recession but fails to capture many walkouts for worker safety. Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/publication/2020-work-stoppage-report/
Stevenson, B. (July 16, 2020). The initial impact of COVID-19 on labor market outcomes across groups and the potential for permanent scarring. Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-initial-impact-of-covid-19-on-labor-market-outcomes-across-groups-and-the-potential-for-permanent-scarring/