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Demographics of the Long-Term Unemployed

Demographics of the Long-Term Unemployed

NELP's new report offers a detailed demographic look at the nation's long-term unemployed workers. Read More

Employers Take Advantage of Broken Immigration System to Exploit Workers

Employers Take Advantage of Broken Immigration System to Exploit Workers

NELP's report details how bad-actor employers use immigration enforcement to retaliate against workers, subverting both immigration and labor laws. Read More

Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage

Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage

Efforts to raise the minimum wage at the state and federal levels have taken off. A raise for low-wage workers is long overdue. Read More

The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality

The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality

NELP’s report shows that the current recovery continues to be skewed towards growth in low-wage occupations, adding to the long-term rise in inequality in the U.S. Read More

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  • 05-14-13 NELP filed an amicus brief in a Ninth Circuit case for janitorial franchisees paid less than the minimum wage Read More
  • 05-14-13 NELP profiles timely issues facing UI appeals Read More
  • 05-10-13 NELP proposes path to unemployment insurance solvency for California. Read More
  • 05-10-13 NELP updates fact sheet on immigration status and pay documentation. Read More
  • 05-06-13 NELP: Maryland is the latest state to "ban the box," deferring criminal background checks until later in hiring process. Read More
  • 05-03-13 U.S. added 165.000 jobs in April; job growth encumbered by sequester. Read More
  • 04-26-13 NELP applauds confirmation of NELP alumna Jenny Yang as a commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read More
  • 04-25-13 USDOL Civil Rights Center's initial ruling: Miami Workers Center v. Florida Dep't of Economic Opportunity Read More
  • 04-25-13 NELP press release: Florida's unemployment insurance hurdles violate civil rights laws, says U.S. Labor Dep't. Read More
  • 04-24-13 NELP's Eunice Cho calls for stronger protections from retaliation for undocumented workers who stand up for labor rights, in San Jose Mercury News op-ed. Read More

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NELP Media Pick

NELP's Tsedeye Gebreselassie speaks about raising workplace standards after death of 500+ garment workers in Bangladesh on MSNBC's "Jansing and Co."

NELP's Tsedeye Gebreselassie talks min wage with striking workers on MSNBC's "UP w/ Chris Hayes."

NELP's Christine Owens on raising the federal minimum wage, on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry."

 

NELP's Tsedeye Gebreselassie talks min wage on MSNBC's "UP w/ Chris Hayes."

Paul Sonn speaks of the benefits of raising the minimum wage.

NELP's Judy Conti on hiring discrimination against the unemployed.

Pres Obama: Please Keep Your Promise to Home Care Workers -- They Deserve Min Wage and OT Protections

On PBS News Hour, NELP's Judy Conti discusses need for Congressional action to renew federal unemployment insurance for 2013.

NELP: Making a Difference for America's Workers

NELP's Mitchell Hirsch on issues facing the unemployed.

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