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Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

The law now codifies DOL’s authority to operate the RESEA program, with ten years of guaranteed, expanded funding.

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On New York State’s Employee Status Ruling for New York Uber Drivers

A state agency ruled that three former Uber drivers (and others like them) were employees for purposes of unemployment insurance.

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Creating Barriers to Public Assistance is Not the Pathway to Work

Work requirements push is just another way to punish low-income people.

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On HHS’s Proposed Rule Interfering with Home Care Workers’ Ability to Pay Their Union Dues

Yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine the ability of America’s workers to join together.

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On New York City’s Report Urging Higher Pay for Uber and Lyft Drivers

Today’s report echoes what driver-members of the Taxi Workers Alliance in New York, as well as drivers across the country,(…)

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On the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus v. AFSCME

The Supreme Court has further tipped the scales of justice against working people with this decision.

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Fair Labor Standards Act at 80: It’s More Important than Ever

We cannot uphold our most basic workplace protections, such as the minimum wage, overtime premium pay, and child labor protections,(…)

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On the Trump Administration’s Proposal to Merge U.S. Depts. of Labor, Education

This misguided proposal deserves to land with a thud in Congress.

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Ohio Immigration Raids Will Deter Workers From Speaking Up Against Dangerous Conditions

Three workers were maimed or killed in the targeted plants in the past six months.

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Massachusetts Joins New York and California in Adopting $15 Minimum Wage

The agreement calls for gradually raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2023.

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D.C. Ballot Initiative Victory Shows Strong Public Support for Higher Wages for Tipped Workers

Tips are a supplement to, and not a substitute for, wages.

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On the DOL’s Final Rule on Association Health Plans

The administration opens the floodgates to “fake” health insurance and potentially widespread fraud and abuse.

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Trump Administration’s Shameful Policy of Separating Children From Parents

America should be protecting families and upholding our nation’s ideals of decency and respect for human rights.

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LGBTQ Workers Are Winning Their Rights. But Because of Forced Arbitration, They Can’t Use Them.

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NELP Commends Washington Governor Inslee’s Executive Order Restoring Workers’ Right to Their Day in Court

The state aims to do business with companies that don’t impose forced arbitration on their employees.

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Enforcement of Occupational Safety and Health Laws Declines Under Trump Administration

OSHA is cutting back on enforcement, with key enforcement indicators showing declining activity.

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Initiative 77 Is a Vital Measure for D.C.’s Almost 30,000 Tipped Workers

Equal treatment in wages is not just good policy, it is just—and an imperative for the District of Columbia.

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America’s Nonstandard Workforce Faces Wage, Benefit Penalties, According to U.S. Data

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The Supreme Court’s Decision in Epic Systems—What You Need to Know

The big effect of this case is that the Supreme Court has now said that your boss can force you(…)