Saru Jayaraman
University of California, Berkeley
Saru is a graduate of Yale Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She was listed in CNN’s “Top10 Visionary Women”, recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House in 2014, and received a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award in 2015 and the San Francisco Chronicle Visionary of the Year in 2019. Saru has appeared on MSNBC, HBO, PBS, CBS, and CNN. She attended the Golden Globes in January 2018 with Amy Poehler as part of the Times Up action to address sexual harassment.
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Employment and WorkplaceA Win-Win Solution: Solving Both Chicago’s Youth Employment Crisis and Restaurant Industry Crisis Through One Fair Wage
This report highlights the dual crises of youth unemployment and staffing shortages in Chicago's restaurant industry. It discusses the potential of One Fair Wage, a policy to ensure full minimum wage with tips on top for tipped workers, to address both issues simultaneously.
June 1, 2023
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Employment and WorkplaceRacial Equity in the Service Sector: An Evaluation of Subminimum Wage Policy and its Impact on Workers of Color
This project will evaluate the two-tiered wage policy and its impact on racial equity, by comparing the racial wage gap and related health impacts, especially during COVID, on service workers between the seven states that require all workers to be paid a full minimum wage with tips on top and the 43 states that allow a subminimum wage. This research will help to inform discussions around policy being considered in 7 states and at the federal level to eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
September 1, 2021
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