Press Clips | May 7, 2015

POLITICO Pro: Cuomo Asserts Rarely Used Wage-Setting Power

Via: POLITICO Pro

Governors need to use all their options to address the wage crisis, says NELP’s Paul Sonn.

Press Clips | May 5, 2015

CBS: Obama eyes big change to rules on overtime pay

Via: CBS

“The current law, which is part of the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1938, allows companies to designate someone(…)

Press Clips | May 4, 2015

The Atlantic: Where the Minimum Wage Fight Is Being Won

Via: The Atlantic

Cities and states have shot far past Congress in raising the minimum wage. Will the feds ever catch up?

Press Clips | April 27, 2015

USA Today: Koch Industries Drops Criminal-History Question from Job Applications

Via: USA Today

Fair-chance hiring is an idea with broad appeal whose time has come.

Press Clips | April 16, 2015

Huffington Post: 6 of the Fastest-Growing Jobs in America Pay Low Wages

Via: Huffington Post

Low-wage industries in the United States are growing rapidly, but wages aren’t.

Press Clips | April 13, 2015

Fortune: Who Makes Less Than $15 per Hour? An Explainer in 3 Charts

Via: Fortune

NELP’s report findings ”challenge us to think about the future of this country,” says Irene Tung.

Press Clips | April 12, 2015

New York Times: Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway

Via: New York Times

“The low-wage business model . . . imposes significant costs on the public as a whole,” said NELP’s Sarah Leberstein.

Press Clips | March 25, 2015

Politico: Obama Urged to Do More to Help People with Records Find Jobs

Via: Politico

Politico covers our effort to move the Obama administration to adopt a federal fair-chance hiring policy for people with conviction(…)

Press Clips | March 18, 2015

Washington Post: D.C. Home Health Care Workers Organize to Seek $15 an Hour

Via: Washington Post

NELP’s Caitlin Connolly joined U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez in calling for a $15 wage for home care workers at(…)

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