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- 02-07-12 NELP board member Jared Bernstein on why it's time to start working on increasing minimum wage. Read More
- 02-03-12 NELP on January jobs report: strong job growth encouraging, but Congressional renewal this month of unemployment insurance to help long-term unemployed Americans remains crucial. Read More
- 01-30-12 NELP applauds NYS Assembly Speaker Silver's proposal to raise New York's minimum wage. Read More
- 01-26-12 NELP: January 31st deadline nears for employers to begin paying back borrowed unemployment funds. Read More
- 01-25-12 NELP's Christine Owens responds to President Obama's State of the Union in CNN.com op-ed. Read More
- 01-24-12 NELP statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union address. Read More
- 01-24-12 NELP's Paul Sonn in Fortune: "When Romney, Bloomberg and Christie all favor [raising the minimum wage], it is making some headway," Read More
- 01-20-12 Two recent case settlements reveal that widespread job discrimination persists against persons with criminal records, no matter how minor or dated their offense. Read More
- 01-20-12 NELP's Maurice Emsellem presents testimony at the California State Assembly Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color. Read More
- 01-19-12 NELP fact sheet explains ICE's prosecutorial discretion policy for immigrant workers. Read More
- 01-13-12 NELP releases new toolkit for state UI advocates: Protecting Our Unemployment Insurance Lifeline Read More
- 01-12-12 NELP urges congressional conferees to reject proposed barriers to unemployment insurance. Read More
- 01-12-12 NELP's Anastasia Christman and Christine Owens on why eliminating regulations won't create jobs but will endanger workers. Read More
- 01-06-12 NELP on December's jobs report: Long-term unemployed at risk of being left behind, despite modest job growth. Read More
- 01-03-12 New York Times editorial urges increase in federal minimum wage. Read More
- 12-30-11 Happy New Year 2001! Wages for our nation's minimum-wage earners are stuck in the past -- let's resolve to change that. (And best wishes for 2012!) Read More
- 12-27-11 NELP issues fact sheet on recent changes to Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers laid off due to trade. Read More
- 12-22-11 NELP: Unemployed Americans breathe sigh of relief, as House approves two-month extension of federal unemployment insurance. Read More
- 12-21-11 New NELP briefing paper describes impact of imminent lapse of federal unemployment insurance programs: more than 2.8 million could lose benefits in first two months of 2012 -- see state-by-state analysis. Read More
- 12-20-11 NELP calls for House vote on Senate bill extending unemployment insurance. Read More
