Sec. 401. Purposes
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Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor (in this title referred to as the Secretaries ) shall, jointly, assemble a Federal interagency task force to— identify any challenges that a State or local area receiving funds under this Act has had to overcome; and collect and disseminate best practices, and develop and recommend policies at the Federal level to support ongoing efforts to limit the impact of market disruptions on workers, employers, and industry sectors or occupations, particularly with respect to individuals with barriers to employment, people of color, youth, immigrants, formerly incarcerated individuals, and people experiencing pandemic-related job displacement; establish a framework for a State receiving a grant under this Act to measure employer satisfaction with respect to activities funded under this Act; and establish the minimum standards of job quality that an employer is required to meet as a condition of receiving assistance under this Act, which shall consider the following:
Whether the employer provides wages at or above the minimum living wage standards for States and localities determined by research centers at public or private non-profit institutions of higher education or think tanks. Living wage models used by the Interagency Task Force must use a market-based approach that utilizes geographically specific expenditure data related to a household’s expected minimum food, child care, health insurance, housing, transportation, and other basic needs costs.
Whether the employer provides access to ongoing training and advancement opportunities. Whether the employer provides paid sick days, paid family leave, or paid medical leave or short-term disability leave. Whether the employer provides adequate hours and predictable schedules.