Nationwide Trend to Reform Unfair Occupational Licensing Laws

In 2019, legislatures adopted “fair chance licensing” reforms in at least nine states: Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah.

In Support of An Enforceable Fiduciary Standard for Investment Advisors and Broker-Dealers

On July 17, 2019, Patricia Smith testified before the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs on an enforceable fiduciary standard for investment advisors & broker-dealers.

In Support of Protecting Injured Workers From Retaliation in Massachusetts

NELP Testimony on An Act to Protect Injured Workers S.1068/H.1670 before Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

In Support of Workplace Safety in Massachusetts

On June 25, 2019, Deborah Berkowitz testified before the MA Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of workplace safety (H.1614/S.1071).

Fighting Wage Preemption: How Workers Have Lost Billions in Wages and How We Can Restore Local Democracy

New report showing how preemption of local wages has become a powerful anti-worker and anti-democratic policy.

July 1 Minimum Wage Increases

Comments on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

The US DOL’s proposed test would leave behind workers in high-growth sectors with high rates of wage theft, contrary to the purposes of the FLSA.

Legislation to Protect Injured Workers in Massachusetts

Exposing Wage Theft Without Fear

Analysis of retaliation protection laws reveals the vast majority of workers around the country live in states that fail to provide mechanisms for legal protection.

Flexible Work Hours and Employee Status: The Truth About AB 5