Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Vendor Power!

Making Policy Public

Vendor Power!

Common Cents

City Studies

Common Cents

From Cellblock to Your Block

Urban Investigations

From Cellblock to Your Block

Let's Hang Out

Urban Investigations

Let's Hang Out

Print Reclaim Your Worker Rights

What’s the difference between an independent contractor and an employee? And does it really matter? It turns out it really does! Getting misclassified could mean paying almost double in taxes and losing benefits you’re entitled to, including Social Security and unemployment compensation.

To help workers understand how to avoid misclassification, Philadelphia Legal Assistance’s Taxpayer Support Clinic collaborated with CUP and designers Mike Tully and Peter Gamlen to create Reclaim Your Worker Rights! The guide breaks down different tax forms for employees and independent contractors and explains how to avoid misclassification. It folds out into a poster that shows workers how to fight back if they’ve been misclassified, and how to get support to claim the benefits they deserve.

Break it Down!

Making Policy Public

Break it Down!

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Urban Investigations

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Rent Regulation Rights

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Public Access Design

Stand Up to Clean Up!

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights