Publication Date
9-6-2024
Series
Upjohn Institute working paper ; 24-405
DOI
10.17848/wp24-405
Abstract
We evaluate the nationwide impact of the Washington State attorney general’s 2018-2020 enforcement campaign against no-poach clauses in franchising contracts, which prohibited worker movement across locations within a chain. Implementing a staggered difference-in-differences research design using Burning Glass Technologies job vacancies and Glassdoor salary reports from numerous industries, we estimate a 6 percent increase in posted annual earnings from the job vacancy data and a 4 percent increase in worker-reported earnings.
Issue Date
September 2024
Note
Upjohn project #58000
Sponsorship
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Early Career Research Award No. 20-158-06, Jain Family Institute, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and the Center for Engaged Scholarship
Subject Areas
LABOR MARKET ISSUES; Employment relationships; Wages, health insurance and other benefits; Industry studies
Get in touch with the expert
Want to arrange to discuss this work with the author(s)? Contact our .
Included in
Citation
Callaci, Brian, Matthew Gibson, Sérgio Pinto, Marshall Steinbaum, and Matt Walsh. 2024. "The Effect of Franchise No-Poaching Restrictions On Worker Earnings." Upjohn Institute Working Paper 24-405. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/wp24-405