Home Insights & Research Page 2 Insights & Research Dive deeper into the issues with our expert research and analyses. Featured Insights Report When ‘Bossware’ Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses Policy & Data Brief Delivering Precarity: How Amazon Flex Harms Workers and What to Do About It Report REI Workers Speak Out: Racial Discrimination, Inequity, and the Fight for a Fair Workplace Report The Unemployed Worker Study Search Filters Topic Type Language Series Date Fact Sheet Minimum Wage Basics: Local Minimum Wage Laws NELP’s Minimum Wage Basics series sheds light on key issues related to the minimum wage, drawing on the latest research and campaign developments. July 2, 2025 Worker Voices Rachel Gittleman, U.S. Department of Education Employee (on administrative leave pending Supreme Court decision) An ED worker speaks out on mass firings, broken systems, and the human cost of gutting student loan protections under the Trump administration. June 13, 2025 Policy & Data Brief Case Study: How Virginia Worker Advocates Advanced Unemployment Insurance Reform in a Divided State Government This brief explores how an ad hoc coalition of worker advocates won UI law reforms in a tough political climate. June 11, 2025 Worker Voices Erica Mighetto-Raviart, App-based Driver and Organizer Erica is an app-based Driver in Portland who's fighting for fair pay, benefits, transparency, and a voice on the job. June 5, 2025 Comments & Letters Letter on Making Reforms to Virginia’s Unemployment Insurance System Virginia must make reforms to its unemployment insurance system to better protect against the impacts of federal worker terminations and funding reductions. May 30, 2025 Comments & Letters Letter on Rescinding Funds for Improving Unemployment Insurance Systems The U.S. Department of Labor must reverse its decision to rescind unspent funds allocated in the American Rescue Plan Act. May 29, 2025 Testimony In Support of Policies That Improve Working Conditions, Empower Working People, and Hold Corporations Accountable On May 20, 2025, NELP Director of Work Structures Laura Padin testified during a hearing before a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. May 20, 2025 Fact Sheet Unpacking Uber and Lyft’s Predatory Take Rates Learn why we need a federal cap on Uber & Lyft’s take rates as the companies use secret algorithms to charge passengers more and pay drivers less. May 19, 2025 Report REI Workers Speak Out: Racial Discrimination, Inequity, and the Fight for a Fair Workplace Our report exposes deep racial inequities at REI that undermine its stated commitment to diversity. May 13, 2025 Policy & Data Brief Plain Language is Critical for Equitable Access to Unemployment Insurance Workers shouldn't have to become fluent in legal jargon to understand their unemployment rights. April 30, 2025
Report When ‘Bossware’ Manages Workers: A Policy Agenda to Stop Digital Surveillance and Automated-Decision-System Abuses
Fact Sheet Minimum Wage Basics: Local Minimum Wage Laws NELP’s Minimum Wage Basics series sheds light on key issues related to the minimum wage, drawing on the latest research and campaign developments. July 2, 2025
Worker Voices Rachel Gittleman, U.S. Department of Education Employee (on administrative leave pending Supreme Court decision) An ED worker speaks out on mass firings, broken systems, and the human cost of gutting student loan protections under the Trump administration. June 13, 2025
Policy & Data Brief Case Study: How Virginia Worker Advocates Advanced Unemployment Insurance Reform in a Divided State Government This brief explores how an ad hoc coalition of worker advocates won UI law reforms in a tough political climate. June 11, 2025
Worker Voices Erica Mighetto-Raviart, App-based Driver and Organizer Erica is an app-based Driver in Portland who's fighting for fair pay, benefits, transparency, and a voice on the job. June 5, 2025
Comments & Letters Letter on Making Reforms to Virginia’s Unemployment Insurance System Virginia must make reforms to its unemployment insurance system to better protect against the impacts of federal worker terminations and funding reductions. May 30, 2025
Comments & Letters Letter on Rescinding Funds for Improving Unemployment Insurance Systems The U.S. Department of Labor must reverse its decision to rescind unspent funds allocated in the American Rescue Plan Act. May 29, 2025
Testimony In Support of Policies That Improve Working Conditions, Empower Working People, and Hold Corporations Accountable On May 20, 2025, NELP Director of Work Structures Laura Padin testified during a hearing before a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. May 20, 2025
Fact Sheet Unpacking Uber and Lyft’s Predatory Take Rates Learn why we need a federal cap on Uber & Lyft’s take rates as the companies use secret algorithms to charge passengers more and pay drivers less. May 19, 2025
Report REI Workers Speak Out: Racial Discrimination, Inequity, and the Fight for a Fair Workplace Our report exposes deep racial inequities at REI that undermine its stated commitment to diversity. May 13, 2025
Policy & Data Brief Plain Language is Critical for Equitable Access to Unemployment Insurance Workers shouldn't have to become fluent in legal jargon to understand their unemployment rights. April 30, 2025
