Meredith Slopen
@mslopen.bsky.social
Studying labor policy, women's employment, economic security, and work as a social determinant of health. Zinemaker. Can sometimes be found playing music. www.meredithslopen.org
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Meredith Slopen
@mslopen.bsky.social
· Jun 3
Points-Based Attendance Systems Associated With Presenteeism Despite Paid Sick Leave Protections - The Shift Project
Read the Full Article Presenteeism, or attending work despite being ill enough to warrant absence, is endemic among working Americans. […]
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New paper with @ballentinekess.bsky.social , @dschneider.bsky.social, and @kristenharknett.bsky.social examining how attendence-based points affect presenteeism using @shift-project.bsky.social data and whether paid sick leave laws affect the relationship. 🧵
shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
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Today at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, etc... Registration still open to join us for a great presentation.
Please join us for the RDRG webinar next Monday Sept 28. Philip Armour and Catria Gadwah-Meaden will present: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. Discussion by Audry Guo.
Register here.
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here.
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RDRG Webinar: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. After registering, you will receive a confir...
Title: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net: What Existing Surveys Can and Can't Tell Us and Broader Implications of the Rapidly Growing VA...
uwmadison.zoom.us
September 28, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Today at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, etc... Registration still open to join us for a great presentation.
Reposted by Meredith Slopen
Please join us for the RDRG webinar next Monday Sept 28. Philip Armour and Catria Gadwah-Meaden will present: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. Discussion by Audry Guo.
Register here.
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here.
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RDRG Webinar: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. After registering, you will receive a confir...
Title: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net: What Existing Surveys Can and Can't Tell Us and Broader Implications of the Rapidly Growing VA...
uwmadison.zoom.us
September 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Please join us for the RDRG webinar next Monday Sept 28. Philip Armour and Catria Gadwah-Meaden will present: How Veteran Affairs Disability Compensation Shapes Veterans' Participation across the Safety Net. Discussion by Audry Guo.
Register here.
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here.
uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Really excited for this - especially because my teen is more likely to read print subscriptions left around the house than any links I text over. Union members: get on it!
I just signed up.
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September 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Really excited for this - especially because my teen is more likely to read print subscriptions left around the house than any links I text over. Union members: get on it!
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Interested in spending 2 years at the Stone Center in NYC, studying inequality? See our call for postdoc applications. Two 2-year positions, starting Aug 2027. One focused on wealth inequality, the other more broadly on economic inequality. Apply by Nov. 2! 🍎
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...
Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for a ninth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
August 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Interested in spending 2 years at the Stone Center in NYC, studying inequality? See our call for postdoc applications. Two 2-year positions, starting Aug 2027. One focused on wealth inequality, the other more broadly on economic inequality. Apply by Nov. 2! 🍎
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...
Compelling new calculator, and useful to be able to look up the specifics for my university (and other locations). We can meet the needs of our communities, and instead are paying for the horror of immigration enforcement.
August 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Compelling new calculator, and useful to be able to look up the specifics for my university (and other locations). We can meet the needs of our communities, and instead are paying for the horror of immigration enforcement.
I've known Weldon for almost 20 years, seeing him weekly on my way to band practice. When I was pregnant and then not around for a bit, he welcomed me back and asked about my kid. Still does, 13 years later. The Mayor of DUMBO! All support much appreciated.
gofund.me/153b78b47
gofund.me/153b78b47
Donate to Support Weldon, our friend and "Mayor" of DUMBO, organized by Sarah Blust
The Rude Mechanical Orchestra (RMO) is a political project that uses music… Sarah Blust needs your support for Support Weldon, our friend and "Mayor" of DUMBO
gofund.me
June 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I've known Weldon for almost 20 years, seeing him weekly on my way to band practice. When I was pregnant and then not around for a bit, he welcomed me back and asked about my kid. Still does, 13 years later. The Mayor of DUMBO! All support much appreciated.
gofund.me/153b78b47
gofund.me/153b78b47
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Thrilled to share our **OPEN ACCESS** paper on how raising Seattle's minimum wage affected households receiving SNAP benefits. When the minimum wage went up, SNAP benefit levels went down -- a little. But, increases to earnings more than offset SNAP losses.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Minimum wage increases and SNAP participation: evidence from Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance - Review of Economics of the Household
A large and contested body of research examines how minimum wage laws affect employment and earnings for different groups of workers and industries. Far less studied are the important but ambiguous ex...
link.springer.com
June 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Thrilled to share our **OPEN ACCESS** paper on how raising Seattle's minimum wage affected households receiving SNAP benefits. When the minimum wage went up, SNAP benefit levels went down -- a little. But, increases to earnings more than offset SNAP losses.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New paper with @ballentinekess.bsky.social , @dschneider.bsky.social, and @kristenharknett.bsky.social examining how attendence-based points affect presenteeism using @shift-project.bsky.social data and whether paid sick leave laws affect the relationship. 🧵
shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
Points-Based Attendance Systems Associated With Presenteeism Despite Paid Sick Leave Protections - The Shift Project
Read the Full Article Presenteeism, or attending work despite being ill enough to warrant absence, is endemic among working Americans. […]
shift.hks.harvard.edu
June 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
New paper with @ballentinekess.bsky.social , @dschneider.bsky.social, and @kristenharknett.bsky.social examining how attendence-based points affect presenteeism using @shift-project.bsky.social data and whether paid sick leave laws affect the relationship. 🧵
shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
On May Day (Friday) I'll be sharing research about older workers and learning from scholars (incl. @janetgornick.bsky.social) focused on improving conditions of older adults at the New School. Program and registration link here:
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
April 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM
On May Day (Friday) I'll be sharing research about older workers and learning from scholars (incl. @janetgornick.bsky.social) focused on improving conditions of older adults at the New School. Program and registration link here:
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
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Reimagining aging...
I'm pleased to note that the GC-CUNY Stone Center will be in the house. I'm giving a keynote and @stone-lis.bsky.social former postdoc Meredith Slopen is a panelist. Check out the program!
@mslopen.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thenewschool.bsky.social
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I'm pleased to note that the GC-CUNY Stone Center will be in the house. I'm giving a keynote and @stone-lis.bsky.social former postdoc Meredith Slopen is a panelist. Check out the program!
@mslopen.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thenewschool.bsky.social
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Upcoming conference at New School in NYC, hosted by Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis: "Reimagining the Economics of Late Life Institutions, Systems, and Investments". Friday, May 1, 9am-4pm EDT. In-person or Zoom.
Program and registration link here:
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
Program and registration link here:
event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
event.newschool.edu
April 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Reimagining aging...
I'm pleased to note that the GC-CUNY Stone Center will be in the house. I'm giving a keynote and @stone-lis.bsky.social former postdoc Meredith Slopen is a panelist. Check out the program!
@mslopen.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thenewschool.bsky.social
👇👇👇
I'm pleased to note that the GC-CUNY Stone Center will be in the house. I'm giving a keynote and @stone-lis.bsky.social former postdoc Meredith Slopen is a panelist. Check out the program!
@mslopen.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
@thenewschool.bsky.social
👇👇👇
Closing out the week: new paper with @arash-p.bsky.social in @agingpolicy.bsky.social: Access and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older Workers. We use data from the ATUS Leave Module to examine access and unmet need for paid leave among employed adults aged 55–70.
Access and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older Workers
Increased life expectancy, coupled with reduced retirement security, is leading many Americans to work into older age. Paid leave policies support workers by offering job-secure paid time off to ad...
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April 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Closing out the week: new paper with @arash-p.bsky.social in @agingpolicy.bsky.social: Access and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older Workers. We use data from the ATUS Leave Module to examine access and unmet need for paid leave among employed adults aged 55–70.
This is a great action to take, today and every day. Trans friends of all ages: my life would not be the same without you.
On this TDOV, please visit this link and tell the Mayor to make good on his fine words, fine Mt. Sinai and Langone for denying trans kids health care, and direct NYC Hospitals + Health to provide those kids care.
gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...
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March 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This is a great action to take, today and every day. Trans friends of all ages: my life would not be the same without you.
I'm extremely honored to have been awarded an
@upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2026 Early Career Research Award to study the impacts of paid sick leave mandates on the employment and economic security of older workers.
@upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2026 Early Career Research Award to study the impacts of paid sick leave mandates on the employment and economic security of older workers.
We’re pleased to announce this year’s slate of Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Awards. Ten awardees receive $7,500 apiece to carry out policy-relevant research on labor market issues. #ECRA #Econsky
Upjohn Institute announces 2026 Early Career Research Awards
www.upjohn.org
March 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I'm extremely honored to have been awarded an
@upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2026 Early Career Research Award to study the impacts of paid sick leave mandates on the employment and economic security of older workers.
@upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2026 Early Career Research Award to study the impacts of paid sick leave mandates on the employment and economic security of older workers.
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New Yorkers deserve solutions that meaningfully address hate violence — not political theater & half-measures.
Instead of voting to pass unserious & anti-democratic “buffer zone” bills, @council.nyc.gov should invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention. Read why:
Instead of voting to pass unserious & anti-democratic “buffer zone” bills, @council.nyc.gov should invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention. Read why:
Ending violence, not buffer zones, protects Jews
New York’s Jewish community faces two very different visions of safety.
www.nydailynews.com
March 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
New Yorkers deserve solutions that meaningfully address hate violence — not political theater & half-measures.
Instead of voting to pass unserious & anti-democratic “buffer zone” bills, @council.nyc.gov should invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention. Read why:
Instead of voting to pass unserious & anti-democratic “buffer zone” bills, @council.nyc.gov should invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention. Read why:
Getting excited for NYC Open Data Week! In 2016, I wrote "data set will be publicly available" into a grant application, and this year got an email that the dataset is being used by Barnard students. On Monday they'll present their results! csc.barnard.edu/events/new-y...
New York City Open Data Week x Barnard CSC // Childcare in the City: What NYC Open Data Tells Us About Family Policy | Barnard Computational Science Center
Childcare in the City is a student-led Open Data Week event exploring how NYC Open Data can power public storytelling and policy communication. Undergraduate students from Barnard College analyze data...
csc.barnard.edu
March 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Getting excited for NYC Open Data Week! In 2016, I wrote "data set will be publicly available" into a grant application, and this year got an email that the dataset is being used by Barnard students. On Monday they'll present their results! csc.barnard.edu/events/new-y...
NY's TDI program's insufficient, outdated funding creates huge inconsistencies with the paid family leave program. If you need it for yourself you get $170/week, but if your family member has the same injury or condition you can receive >$1200/week. It's long past time to reconcile these policies.
New York's paid medical leave program lags far behind other states – meaning countless New Yorkers must survive off $170/week when they're too sick or injured to work. NY leaders must reform TDI and bring the state into the 21st century. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/new-yorkers-...
March 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
NY's TDI program's insufficient, outdated funding creates huge inconsistencies with the paid family leave program. If you need it for yourself you get $170/week, but if your family member has the same injury or condition you can receive >$1200/week. It's long past time to reconcile these policies.
Good timing for thr snow day: NYC expands paid sick leave coverage.
As of yesterday, NYC workers have stronger paid sick time rights!
Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Local Victory: NYC Expands Paid Sick Time Law to Include More Covered Purposes and Protections! - A Better Balance
This newest expansion to the city’s law will provide new protections to workers and ensure that New Yorkers can attend to their real-life needs without being forced to risk their job or income.
www.abetterbalance.org
February 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Good timing for thr snow day: NYC expands paid sick leave coverage.
Reposted by Meredith Slopen
As of yesterday, NYC workers have stronger paid sick time rights!
Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Local Victory: NYC Expands Paid Sick Time Law to Include More Covered Purposes and Protections! - A Better Balance
This newest expansion to the city’s law will provide new protections to workers and ensure that New Yorkers can attend to their real-life needs without being forced to risk their job or income.
www.abetterbalance.org
February 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
As of yesterday, NYC workers have stronger paid sick time rights!
Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Tonight!
Attending #SSWR2026 as a social policy researcher (or friend)? Join us for our annual happy hour on Friday night at 6:30 at Calico! Be in touch if you need more info and looking forward to learning from your work throughout the conference!
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Tonight!
Attending #SSWR2026 as a social policy researcher (or friend)? Join us for our annual happy hour on Friday night at 6:30 at Calico! Be in touch if you need more info and looking forward to learning from your work throughout the conference!
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Attending #SSWR2026 as a social policy researcher (or friend)? Join us for our annual happy hour on Friday night at 6:30 at Calico! Be in touch if you need more info and looking forward to learning from your work throughout the conference!
This year was not my best for reading - it seemed like there were sometimes months between things I really liked, but definitely some great ones in the mix.
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This year was not my best for reading - it seemed like there were sometimes months between things I really liked, but definitely some great ones in the mix.
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Rapid Response Data Briefing: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Join us to learn:
🔵 What's in PRAMS
🔵 Why it's important
🔵 The risks facing its continued collection and publication
🔵 How you can help support this essential data resource
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us to learn:
🔵 What's in PRAMS
🔵 Why it's important
🔵 The risks facing its continued collection and publication
🔵 How you can help support this essential data resource
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Rapid Response Data Briefing: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Join us to learn:
🔵 What's in PRAMS
🔵 Why it's important
🔵 The risks facing its continued collection and publication
🔵 How you can help support this essential data resource
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us to learn:
🔵 What's in PRAMS
🔵 Why it's important
🔵 The risks facing its continued collection and publication
🔵 How you can help support this essential data resource
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This incredible album made me laugh, cry, dance, and feel deeply grateful for my community.
borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This incredible album made me laugh, cry, dance, and feel deeply grateful for my community.
borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
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Our paper reflecting on 30 years of Medicaid estate recovery is fully out today! We shed light on policy mechanisms, state variation, and its potential to drive wealth disparities. Thank you to @jhppl.bsky.social for being the perfect home for our work on this understudied, but longstanding, policy.
@aspishakthomas.com @emmasandoe.bsky.social & @heatherhhoward.bsky.social examine Medicaid estate recovery. Some states recently initiated policy changes to address problems with Medicaid estate recovery, and the authors evaluate the impact of these policies. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Lots of Pain for Little Gain: Three Decades of Medicaid Estate Recovery | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our paper reflecting on 30 years of Medicaid estate recovery is fully out today! We shed light on policy mechanisms, state variation, and its potential to drive wealth disparities. Thank you to @jhppl.bsky.social for being the perfect home for our work on this understudied, but longstanding, policy.
Extremely excited to see the Breul Prize awarded to this excellent paper about what comes next after the Fight for $15! Congrats to Kess and everybody involved!
The 2026 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize has been awarded to Kess Ballentine and colleagues for their article “What Happens When the Fight for $15 and a Union Is Won? Understanding Workers’ Perceptions and Implications for Organizing."
Read for free now!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Read for free now!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
What Happens When the Fight for $15 and a Union Is Won? Understanding Workers’ Perceptions and Implications for Organizing | Social Service Review
Abstract The Fight for $15 launched a resurgence of the US labor movement. Little research has examined the impact of unions established through this movement, particularly in the health-care industry...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Extremely excited to see the Breul Prize awarded to this excellent paper about what comes next after the Fight for $15! Congrats to Kess and everybody involved!