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Washington, DC—On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, the White House will honor National Employment Law Project (NELP) Executive Director Christine Owens(…)

Washington, DC—Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation known as “ban the box,” making Illinois the fifth state in the(…)

Sacramento, CA—Public employers across the state have successfully put in place new job applications to comply with a California law,(…)

NELP Decries Decision Diluting Home Care Workers’ Fundamental Workplace Bargaining Capacity

Sensible Background Check Reforms Needed So All Qualified Job-Seekers Can Share in Promise of Quality Health Care Jobs

Washington, DC—Today’s release of the May jobs report caps off a week of intense focus on America’s increasingly low-wage economy,(…)

Washington, DC—Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has signed into law legislation that will make Virginia the 28th state in the nation(…)

The following is a statement by Christine L. Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, on the refusal(…)

Spurred by growing wave of state and local minimum wage increases, bill would make California’s minimum wage the highest in(…)