NELP’s Unemployment Insurance Policy Hub

Resources for Unemployment Insurance Policy Advocates

Worker Power in the Carceral State: 10 Policy Proposals Against the Criminalization of Workers

Policy agenda for reentry and workers’ rights advocates that addresses the criminalization of workers.

 Read More

How the ‘Coalition for Workforce Innovation’ is Putting Workers’ Rights at Risk

New report uncovers the truth about The Coalition for Workforce Innovation (CWI)

 Read More

Warehousing Pain: Amazon Worker Injury Rate  Skyrockets with Company’s Rapid Expansion in NYS

64 Percent Increase in Injuries Reported as Amazon Doubles the Number of Facilities in the State Since January

 Read More

Temp Workers Demand Good Jobs

Survey reveals poverty pay, permatemping, deceptive recruitment practices, and other job quality issues.

 Read More

App-Based Workers Speak: Studies Reveal Anxiety, Frustration, and a Desire for Good Jobs

What is it really like for workers who are trying to make a living using #Uber, #Lyft, #Doordash & #Instacart?

 Read More

‘Just Cause’ Job Protections: Building Racial Equity and Shifting the Power Balance

A growing movement of workers is calling for lawmakers to end unjust firings and replace ‘at-will’ employment

 Read More

Newsroom

News Releases

New Report: Audit Testing Could be Vital Tool in Identifying, Combatting Employment Discrimination

Audit testing can proactively identify discrimination in the hiring process – public agencies should use it.

Posted September 14, 2022 Read More

News Releases

Unemployment Benefits Kept 2.3 Million People Out of Poverty in 2021

A new analysis of just-released Supplemental Poverty Measure data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that unemployment insurance (UI) benefits,(…)

Posted September 13, 2022 Read More

News Releases

August Jobs Report: Job Growth Slows and Unemployment Rises for Black and Latinx Workers

Last month saw a troubling rise in unemployment for workers of color.

Posted September 2, 2022 Read More

News Releases

GUARD Act a Positive Step to Address Historic Inequities in the Unemployment Insurance System

Posted August 5, 2022 Read More

News Releases

July Jobs Report: Robust Job Growth, Yet Recovery Remains Unequal

Posted August 5, 2022 Read More

News Releases

NELP Commends President Biden for Nominating Jessica Looman as DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Administrator

Posted July 27, 2022 Read More

News Releases

NELP Commends USDOL’s Proposed Rules for Nondisplacement of Federal Contract Service Workers

Posted July 14, 2022 Read More

News Releases

June Jobs Report: Job Growth Continues Amid Fears of a Downturn

Posted July 8, 2022 Read More

News Releases

NELP Welcomes New U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) FAQs on Supporting Immigration Relief and Retaliation Protections for Immigrant Workers 

NELP Statement on the DOL’s FAQs and guidance on immigration relief for workers who witness workplace abuse. 

Posted July 7, 2022 Read More

News Releases

SCOTUS Sides with Fossil Fuel Industry in Shameful EPA Decision

Posted June 30, 2022 Read More

Blog

Reversing Labor Laws Rooted in Slavery

At-will employment and the subminimum wage emerged from the backlash to Emancipation.

Posted June 17, 2022 Read More

News Releases

SCOTUS Slashes More Worker Protections in Viking River Cruises Decision

Posted June 15, 2022 Read More

News Releases

New GAO Reports on Unemployment Insurance During the Pandemic Highlight Urgently Needed Reforms

Posted June 7, 2022 Read More

News Releases

May Jobs Report: Unemployment Insurance Overhaul a Pressing Need Even During Periods of Job Growth

Posted June 3, 2022 Read More

News Releases

On the Uvalde, Texas School Shooting

We join in collective mourning and solidarity with all who demand action to prevent gun violence.

Posted May 25, 2022 Read More

Blog

Limiting Non-Compete Agreements Is Key to a Just Recovery

Posted May 19, 2022 Read More

News Releases

On the Buffalo, New York Mass Shooting

The following is a statement from Rebecca Dixon, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, on the Buffalo, NY(…)

Posted May 16, 2022 Read More

Blog

Fact-Checking Amazon’s Bogus Workplace Health and Safety Claims

Posted May 11, 2022 Read More

News Releases

April Jobs Report: Strong Job Growth as Workers Demand Better Jobs

Posted May 6, 2022 Read More

News Releases

Statement in response to the passage of an $18 minimum wage by 2028 in Hawaii

Posted May 4, 2022 Read More
Visit Newsroom

2022 Mid-Year Update: Our Progress Toward Advancing Racial and Economic Justice

In January NELP released our 2022 Policy and Advocacy Agenda describing our fight for a good-jobs economy. This mid-year update highlights accomplishments over the last six months and elevates areas of focus for the second half of 2022.

Visit Newsroom

Featured Publications

Policy & Data Brief

Worker Power in the Carceral State: 10 Policy Proposals Against the Criminalization of Workers

Read More 01

Report

How the ‘Coalition for Workforce Innovation’ is Putting Workers’ Rights at Risk

Read More 02

Policy & Data Brief

2022 Mid-Year Update: Our Progress Toward Advancing Racial and Economic Justice

Read More 03

Policy & Data Brief

Warehousing Pain: Amazon Worker Injury Rate Skyrockets with Company’s Rapid Expansion in New York State

Read More 04
Browse all Publications

Featured Campaigns

Ensuring Safe and Healthful Working Conditions

Nearly three million workers are seriously injured on the job every year.

Read More
Read More

Raising the Minimum Wage

More workers than ever are struggling to get by on low-wage jobs.

Read More
Read More

Ensuring People with Convictions Have a Fair Chance to Work

A conviction in one’s past shouldn’t be a life sentence to joblessness.

Read More
Read More
See All Campaigns
Explore Our Library
Publications Explore Our Library
Meet Our Staff
Staff Meet Our Staff
Visit the Newsroom
Newsroom Visit the Newsroom
Contact

National Employment Law Project

90 Broad Street, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10004

Work With Us

View Job Openings

Follow us
General Inquiries

nelp@nelp.org
Subscribe
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
The site is for informational purposes only and does not provide legal advice. Website by Briteweb
Back to Top of Page