49 worker rights, public health and consumer advocacy organizations strongly support the passage of the COVID─19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020.
In this fact sheet, NELP recommends revisiting the changes enacted by the legislature in 2013, particularly now that the program is in a stable solvency position.
This fact sheet contains several immediate recommended reforms to shore-up UI programs to be more responsive in the face of major disasters and the Coronavirus.
This brief offers policy options that policymakers should consider in strengthening their UI programs to help mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic.
On March 5, 2020, Hugh Baran testified before the Connecticut General Assembly in support of HB 5381, allowing workers to file civil actions in the name of the state.
On February 28, 2020, Paul Sonn testified before the NYSDOL Farm Laborers Wage Board in support of lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers to 40/hrs per week.
