At the Shift Project we are recruiting one full-time postdoctoral fellow. Folks interested in labor standards violation, industrial relations, labor economics, sociology of work, + please apply to join our crew! Fall 2026 start. Apps due February 13, 2026. shift.hks.harvard.edu/post-doctora...

1/8 Los Angeles has recently taken steps to guarantee retail workers more stable work schedules, but fast food workers remain unprotected. A new Shift Project brief explores how these workers are faring—and what could be done to improve their schedules. shift.hks.harvard.edu/fast-food-jo...

At the Shift Project we are hiring 1 to 3 pre-doctoral fellows (= full time paid RA). Folks interested in labor policy, work scheduling, PSL, firms, survey methods, + please apply to join our crew! Fall 2026 start. Apps due January 15th, 2026. shift.hks.harvard.edu/pre-doctoral...

1/5 - Current policy debate often assumes workers who lose Medicaid coverage can get employer-sponsored insurance (ESI). A new Shift Project article in JAMA Health Forum shows why this may not be the case for hourly service-sector workers. shift.hks.harvard.edu/employer-spo...

1/7 Over the past decade, Amazon’s market power has soared. But how do Amazon workers fare relative to their counterparts at UPS & FedEx? A new Shift Project brief offers an inside look into work at one of the world’s biggest companies. shift.hks.harvard.edu/amazon-drive...

1/8 - New research from Shift finds that young workers formerly involved in the juvenile carceral and child welfare systems face unsupportive workplaces, negatively impacting their job satisfaction, intent to stay at their job, and their psychological wellbeing shift.hks.harvard.edu/workplace-cl...

1/7 - 📊 New research on paid sick leave laws finds positive effects for workers and public health. Study of 68K+ service workers shows state mandates increase PSL access by 14pp and reduce working while sick by 3pp—with no negative spillovers. shift.hks.harvard.edu/estimating-t...

1/5 - The US workforce is aging, and older service sector workers already face tough conditions. Does new workplace tech help or hurt them? Our new paper explores the impact! @dschneider.bsky.social‬ ‪@kristenharknett.bsky.social‬ @leahrabrams.bsky.social‬ shift.hks.harvard.edu/new-technolo...

1/8 - 🚨 BREAKING: Summer is coming! New research finds that nearly half of INDOOR retail workers are regularly exposed to dangerous heat levels at work - and most can't even control their own air conditioning.

New paper with @CharlotteOHerr @DannyJSchneider @KristenHarknett is out in @JMF_NCFR! "Between-firm sorting and parenthood wage gaps in the US service sector" We provide the first estimates of how between-firm sorting drives US parenthood wage. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1/7 - What happened when California raised the minimum wage for Fast Food workers to $20/hour last April? Did worst-case projections come to pass??? #fastfood #minwage #CA