Read Work Life Law Director Joan C. William’s op-ed in Politico highlighting the financial hardship many middle-income workers are experiencing due a lack of workplace flexibility that is becoming increasingly available to higher-income workers.
As Joan writes: “A two-tier system is emerging in which highly paid professionals have more options than ever, while middle-income workers often are ordered back to full-time on-site work and might have little choice but to quit.” The piece discusses the long-term implications of blanket return-to-office policies for gender and racial equality as well as employer and government policies that can make a difference.