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Disaster Unemployment Assistance is available to workers impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance is available to workers impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
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NELP and NILC have published a guide for employers on how they can prepare for immigration enforcement.
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Over 150 cities and counties have adopted ban-the-box hiring policies.
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The Raise the Wage Act of 2017 would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2024.
Read MoreTrump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is inexcusable.
Posted September 5, 2017 Read MoreThe fights for civil rights, economic justice, and labor rights are inextricably tied.
via Fortune, September 4, 2017 Read MoreLabor Secretary Acosta should appeal this ruling immediately. This decision should not stand.
Posted August 31, 2017 Read MoreBan-the-box is just one part of a comprehensive racial justice and economic opportunity agenda.
Posted August 29, 2017 Read MoreWorkers whose jobs are affected need swift support from Unemployment Insurance and Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
Posted August 29, 2017 Read MoreIt feels like an understatement to say that, in pardoning Arpaio, Trump has violated his oath of office.
Posted August 26, 2017 Read MoreThe president embraces racism, xenophobia, and contempt for the rule of law.
Posted August 25, 2017 Read MoreFor DACA recipients, this is their home, and they belong here.
Posted August 25, 2017 Read MoreWorkers challenging employer misconduct cannot be forced to give up their right to sue as a group.
Posted August 16, 2017 Read MoreIncreasing line speeds at poultry plants would jeopardize workers’ and consumers’ safety.
Posted August 16, 2017 Read MoreWe are appalled by the president’s unconscionable delay in repudiating the white supremacist movement by name.
Posted August 14, 2017 Read MoreEmployers can take steps now to protect their business and employees.
via CNBC, August 3, 2017 Read MoreThe House bill would allow companies to doge responsibility for their workers.
via U.S. News and World Report, August 3, 2017 Read MoreDespite the Wells Fargo scandal, America’s biggest banks still use predatory sales quotas.
via L.A. Daily News, August 3, 2017 Read MoreThe EEOC’s common-sense guidance encourages fair consideration of all qualified job applicants.
Posted August 1, 2017 Read MoreCompanies that call the shots at a workplace should be accountable for how the workers there are treated.
Posted July 27, 2017 Read MoreImagine if Republicans put as much effort into raising worker pay as they have into gutting healthcare.
via The Hill, July 25, 2017 Read MoreTaking away overtime pay is no way to help working people.
Posted July 25, 2017 Read MoreBy all real-world measures, Seattle’s phase-in of a $15 minimum wage is working.
via NY Daily News, July 25, 2017 Read More20.7 million workers in these 21 states would benefit from raising the federal wage floor to $15 by 2024.
Posted July 24, 2017 Read MoreNearly three million workers are seriously injured on the job every year.
More workers than ever are struggling to get by on low-wage jobs.
A conviction in one’s past shouldn’t be a life sentence to joblessness.
National Employment Law Project
75 Maiden Ln, #601 New York, NY 10038
F (212) 285-3044
U.S. Department of Labor
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