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Policy & Data Brief

AI is New. The Challenge of Mass Unemployment Isn’t.
Fact Sheet

Empowering App-Based Workers Act: Urgently Needed Legislation
Fact Sheet

Centering Job Quality for Workers with Records
Policy & Data Brief

Why Women Need a Stronger Unemployment Insurance System

Model Legislation

Model State Legislation: Work Search Requirements

Minimize unnecessary and burdensome state requirements for UI.

October 5, 2026

Report

How Misclassification Shortchanges Women Workers

When workers are improperly labeled as independent contractors, they miss out on many key protections, leading to significant real costs to workers.

October 1, 2026

Policy & Data Brief

AI is New. The Challenge of Mass Unemployment Isn’t.

This policy brief makes the case for comprehensive UI reform by looking at why layering a new system on top of the existing one won’t work.

August 31, 2026

Wide-angle view of the United States Capitol building: the large neoclassical dome topped by a statue rises center-right, with the columned east facade extending left across the frame. Two American flags fly on flagpoles above the building. Foreground shows trees and low landscaping, and the sky is pale and overcast.

Toolkit

Defend Against Deregulation: A How-to Guide on Writing and Submitting Federal Comments

This resource helps fight deregulation by guiding workers and advocates through the federal comment-filing process.

February 17, 2026

App-based workers and advocates gather at the U.S. Capitol holding signs and banners urging passage of the Empowering App‑Based Workers Act, calling for higher wages and increased transparency for workers.

Fact Sheet

Empowering App-Based Workers Act: Urgently Needed Legislation

Congress must act now to stop the spread of opaque, unchecked, and unregulated tech-enabled surveillance and control.

February 17, 2026

A young Black woman wears hearing protection and gloves as she works a table saw in a manufacturing job.

Fact Sheet

Centering Job Quality for Workers with Records

This fact sheet brings together evidence on the state of job quality among workers with records and the implications for individuals, families, and communities.

February 13, 2026

Testimony

In Support of H.B. 1484, to Raise New Hampshire’s Minimum Wage to $17 per Hour by 2029

NELP's Yannet Lathrop testified before the Labor Committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

February 3, 2026

A Latine woman healthcare worker stands before colleagues in discussion.

Policy & Data Brief

Why Women Need a Stronger Unemployment Insurance System

States and the federal government must act to improve Unemployment Insurance systems that fall far short for working women.

January 28, 2026

A woman among a crowd, speaks at a podium bearing a sign that reads "EMPOWERING APP-BASED WORKERS ACT".

Report

2025 Impact Report: Strengthening Our Movement Together

In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.

January 15, 2026

A multiracial group of five workers wearing orange safety vests have a discussion seated in a circle in a warehouse breakroom.

Policy & Data Brief

How States and Localities Can Strengthen Workplace Protections for Immigrant Workers

Five ways that cities, counties, and states can strengthen immigrants' workplace protections.

January 15, 2026

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