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- 09-03-10 With August's employment report showing sluggish recovery for the economy and workers, NELP urges Congress to reauthorize the TANF Emergency Fund subsidized jobs program that expires at the end of the month. Read More
- 09-01-10 New NELP report takes a first look at 2010 job growth and finds that job gains in the private sector have been driven by lower- and mid-wage industries. Read More
- 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
- 07-29-10 NELP & advocacy partners leverage stimulus dollars to win unemployment modernization reforms in 32 states. Read More
- 07-29-10 NELP's Executive Director, Christine Owens, is honored by the Coalition on Human Needs, and named its 2010 Human Needs Hero. Read More
- 07-28-10 NELP's Judy Conti speaks at a press conference with Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, in support of legislation to guarantee home health care workers minimum wage and overtime protections. Read More
- 07-26-10 NELP updates the fact sheet, "From Anti-Immigrant to Pro-Worker: What States Can Do About Immigration & Workers’ Rights." Read More
- 07-26-10 NELP updates the fact sheet, "Costly In Every Way: Anti-Immigrant Laws Hurt States Financially." Read More
- 07-24-10 NELP files a class action lawsuit against First Transit, Inc., one of the nation’s largest bus companies, for illegal discrimination against African-American and Latino employees and job applicants. Read More
- 07-23-10 NELP's Andrew Stettner expounds on the economic value of extended jobless benefits on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Read More
- 07-22-10 NELP Statement: At long last, Congress reauthorized federal unemployment extensions, allowing 2.5 million people who have faced a lapse in benefits to be brought back into the program. Read More
- 07-21-10 An op-ed by NELP's Paul Sonn looks at Baltimore's proposed living wage for retailers. Read More
