Spotlight on:
Independent Contractor Misclassification
Growing numbers of employers misclassify their workers as independent contractors, and in the process rob federal and state governments of billions of much-needed dollars. Misclassified workers lose out on basic labor protections like the minimum wage and overtime, and access to benefits like unemployment insurance, workers compensation, and Social Security and Medicare. In response, NELP partners with allies to develop state and federal initiatives to combat independent contractor abuses, and analyses the scope of the problem and effective measures to address it. Click here to read more.
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- 07-29-10 NELP's Executive Director, Christine Owens, is honored by the Coalition on Human Needs, and named its 2010 Human Needs Hero. Read More
- 07-28-10 NELP's Judy Conti speaks at a press conference with Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, in support of legislation to guarantee home health care workers minimum wage and overtime protections. Read More
- 07-26-10 NELP updates the fact sheet, "From Anti-Immigrant to Pro-Worker: What States Can Do About Immigration & Workers’ Rights." Read More
- 07-26-10 NELP updates the fact sheet, "Costly In Every Way: Anti-Immigrant Laws Hurt States Financially." Read More
- 07-24-10 NELP files a class action lawsuit against First Transit, Inc., one of the nation’s largest bus companies, for illegal discrimination against African-American and Latino employees and job applicants. Read More
- 07-23-10 NELP's Andrew Stettner expounds on the economic value of extended jobless benefits on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Read More
- 07-22-10 NELP Statement: At long last, Congress reauthorized federal unemployment extensions, allowing 2.5 million people who have faced a lapse in benefits to be brought back into the program. Read More
- 07-21-10 An op-ed by NELP's Paul Sonn looks at Baltimore's proposed living wage for retailers. Read More
- 07-20-10 NELP and the Just Pay Working Group publish a toolkit to assist advocates in reaching out to regional USDOL offices. Read More
- 07-15-10 NELP, PolicyLink, and the Ella Baker Center release report promoting the hiring of people with criminal records in the green economy. Read More
