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Employment Rights of People with Criminal Records

Nearly one in three U.S. adults has a criminal record that shows up on a routine background check.  With the increasing use of background checks in all sectors of the economy, qualified workers are being unjustly excluded from employment based on arrest records, old and non-serious convictions, and offenses that are not job related – often in violation of federal and state anti-discrimination laws.  NELP works to reduce unfair barriers to employment so that all people are able to find work and contribute meaningfully to their communities.  Click here to read more.

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  • 08-31-10 NELP's Tsedeye Gebreselassie testifies in support of expanding New Haven's living wage ordinance. Read More
  • 08-27-10 NELP's Paul Sonn is interviewed about New York City's selection of biased economists to evaluate whether the city should adopt a living wage policy for its economic development program. Read More
  • 08-16-10 With partners from the major US-based worker center networks, NELP submitted a brief opposing defendant's abusive move to force H2B guestworkers to disclose the contents of immigration petitions in their civil litigation. Read More
  • 08-13-10 NELP: 75 years later, social security and unemployment insurance have stood the test of time. Read More
  • 08-10-10 NELP report: New York employers face extra tax penalties if the the unemployment trust fund is not repaired. Read More
  • 08-10-10 C.S. Mott Foundation report features NELP’s work in helping Midwest workers navigate trade adjustment program and retrain for new careers Read More
  • 08-04-10 NELP commends Senate leaders for introducing The Americans Want to Work Act (S. 3706), which support and help rehire workers who have exhausted their federal unemployment benefits. Read More
  • 08-03-10 NELP has three policy research/campaign job openings to support our economic justice and unemployment insurance work. Read More
  • 08-02-10 NELP issues new fact sheet on the “EUC fix” which protects extended benefits for jobless workers who complete temporary jobs while on UI. Read More

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