Development and management of a national center to promote leadership to improve the employment prospects and independence of adults with disabilities.
Assesses the potential impact of current federal policy on work incentives for adults with disabilities in their sixties and late fifties, focusing on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
Provides key findings from a recent Work Trends study on Americans’ views of the economic impact of the pandemic and American workers’ views of the future.
Todd Greene, Executive Director of WorkRise and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute, has agreed to chair the Heldrich Center’s National Advisory Board, succeeding Laurence M. Downes.
Bernadina Smiley has worked for the Heldrich Center for 26 years, starting in December of 1998. She now holds the position of Accounting Coordinator. She received her Master of Labor and Employment Relations degree from Rutgers University. She also received a Bachelor...
Work TrendsTo better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the government, and improve workplace practices and policy, the Heldrich Center produces the Work Trends surveys regularly. The surveys poll the public on critical workforce issues...
Heldrich Center studies on economic and labor market trends typically focus on specific sectors, including but not limited to childcare, healthcare, life sciences, and technology.
Research Expertise The care economy is vital to the well-being of Americans, including children and older people. The Heldrich Center currently manages several projects aimed at understanding the dynamics of care workers, who are critical to New Jersey’s and the...
Management and oversight of DiscoverAbility, the State of New Jersey’s comprehensive program to increase the employment of persons with disabilities.
Announcement about findings from a November 2023 survey of American workers and job seekers.