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Report highlights variation in worker protections across the state, emphasizes expanding protections to better align state policy with a shifting labor market

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Since 1947, IGPA has maintained a deep connection with state government, including playing a role in the 1969-1970 state constitutional convention.

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IGPA working group members collaborate substantively and share knowledge. In addition to policy impact, working group partnerships have enabled new research avenues, funding streams, and more.

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