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Slower Wage Growth, Declining Wages Threaten Recovery
Wage growth remains weak, amplifying concerns not only about the quality of jobs being added to the economy, but also about the strength of the recovery, which is hampered by weak consumer demand. Read More
New EEOC Guidance on Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its 25-year-old guidance on how employers may use arrest and conviction records in their employment decisions. Read More
Immigrant Worker Justice Blog
NELP launches its new Immigrant Worker Justice Blog, a source of news and analysis on immigrant worker issues. Read More
An Economic Recovery Agenda for States and Cities
States and cities can harness a variety of innovative job creation strategies to accelerate their economic recovery and create good jobs. Read More
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- 05-15-12 NELP calls for Governor Cuomo's leadership to enact strong minimum wage increase for New Yorkers. Read More
- 05-15-12 NELP's Christine Owens testifies before U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging regarding long-term unemployment crisis facing older workers. Read More
- 05-10-12 New NELP analysis finds that 400,000 long-term unemployed workers in 27 states will have been cut from federal unemployment insurance as of Saturday, May 12. Read More
- 05-10-12 NELP's Jack Temple testifies before NY City Council urging support for raising state's minimum wage. Read More
- 05-09-12 NELP briefing paper shows federal incentives succeeded in getting states to modernize their unemployment insurance programs, improving access for low-wage workers and others shut out by antiquated eligibility rules. Read More
- 05-08-12 NELP's Eunice Cho calls on House to uphold strong protections for abuse and crime victims in Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. Read More
- 05-04-12 NELP's Christine Owens calls for raising wage floor to boost economic recovery in CNN op-ed. Read More
- 05-04-12 NELP urges opposition to H.R. 4970, which would endanger immigrant victims of workplace crime and labor trafficking. The bill is scheduled for markup in the House on Tuesday. Read More
- 05-04-12 April's jobs report shows tepid growth, as economy added only 115,000 jobs. Read More
- 05-03-12 NELP issue brief reveals that even though economy has shown signs of picking up in 2012, wage growth remains weak, and real value of workers’ wages is falling. Read More
