California Passes Landmark Law Protecting Employee Rights of Uber Drivers, Gig Workers, Others

The passage of AB5 in California is a resounding victory for workers and responsible businesses in that state

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Getting to Know Labor Secretary Nominee Eugene Scalia

Workers should be and are rightly concerned about what Scalia’s nomination means for the future of their work.

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A New Social Contract for Workers

To build a new social contract for workers, our movements are calling for bold new public policies.

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Lasting Solutions for America’s Temporary Workers

Policy solutions that rein in the temporary staffing industry and provide workers with protections.

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Guide Helps Employers Respond to Immigration Action

NELP and NILC have published a guide for employers on how they can prepare for immigration enforcement.

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Exposing Wage Theft Without Fear: States Must Protect Workers from Retaliation

Analysis of retaliation protection laws illustrates the majority of states fail to provide basic protections.

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Crowning Its 50th Year, NELP Announces Next Executive Director

Raised in rural Mississippi, powerhouse advocate for racial and economic justice will take the helm at preeminent worker rights advocacy(…)

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Labor Department Proposal Would Permit Employers to Do End-Run Around Overtime Pay

The proposed rule would upend decades of protections for some workers. 

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A Bold New Plan to Make Job Training Worker and Equity Focused

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On Job Loss and the Hedge-Fund Attack on AT&T

More than 30,000 workers could lose their jobs or face cuts in pay.

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On the Labor Department’s Proposed Tip Rule

DOL’s proposal would allow employers to assign tipped workers more non-tip-generating work while still only paying them $2.13 an hour. 

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On Trump DOL’s Final Rule Allowing for Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits

This rule represents a not-so-subtle attack on the character of unemployed Americans.

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Trump’s Labor Dep’t Rolls Back Previous Obama Rule, Issues Wholly Inadequate Overtime Regulation

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USDA’s Radical Changes to Slaughterhouse Food Safety Inspections Endanger Consumers and Workers

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Exposing Wage Theft Without Fear Is Possible AND Necessary

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Progressive Coalition Calls for Bold Action to Empower Workers

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California Passes Landmark Law Protecting Employee Rights of Uber Drivers, Gig Workers, Others

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Temporary Jobs Are Growing Fast, But Temp Workers Have Few Legal Protections

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In Case of a Downturn: Extended Unemployment Insurance Is an Economic Lifeline

It’s not too early to plan for extending unemployment benefits.

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On New Hampshire Gov. Sununu’s Veto of $12 by 2022 Minimum Wage Bill

Gov. Sununu’s veto displays a misinformed and wrongheaded approach to pressing economic issues in New Hampshire.

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Report: After Five Years of Minimum Wage Increases, New York City’s Restaurant Industry Is Thriving

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U.S. Virgin Islands Workers Who Lost Jobs After Hurricanes Irma & Maria Granted 30-Day Extension to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance

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Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose USDA Proposal to Relax Food Safety Inspections in Pig Slaughter Plants

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U.S. House Approves Historic $15/hour One Fair Wage

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Report: Workers Lose Billions Thanks to Corporate Campaign to Block Local Raises

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New 50-State Analysis: Most States Leave Workers Who Report Employer Misconduct Unprotected

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Learn about NELP’s two-day invitation-only strategy conference featuring more than 30 workshops and 50 presenters!

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Building Safe and Healthy Workplaces for Every Worker in America

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

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Raising the Minimum Wage

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

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Ensuring People with Convictions Have a Fair Chance to Work

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

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Are the Trump Administration and Congress Really "Putting Workers First?”

See our new resource page tracking day-to-day developments on worker issues under the current administration and Congress.

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