News Releases | August 30, 2023

NELP Commends DOL’s Proposed Rule to Expand Overtime Eligibility

The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule will increase the number of workers who will be automatically entitled to(…)

News Releases | August 4, 2023

July Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Policymakers Must Strengthen Unemployment Insurance

“For a worker who suddenly loses their job, unemployment can be a catastrophe.”

News Releases | July 25, 2023

NELP Applauds Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage

If signed into law, the Raise the Wage Act would mean increased earnings for over 60% of workers living in(…)

News Releases | July 7, 2023

June Jobs Report: Policymakers Must Focus on Black Workers’ Unemployment

Black workers are often impacted first and worst when job growth slows, forecasting the dangers that other workers will confront.

News Releases | June 30, 2023

On the Supreme Court Striking Down Affirmative Action in Education

This conservative Court refuses to see that racial segregation is alive and well in our schools, workplaces, and institutions.

News Releases | June 8, 2023

On Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Application Deadline

The bill gives people who lose work because of a natural disaster more time to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance.

News Releases | June 7, 2023

Statement from the National Employment Law Project on the Passing of our Dear Friend and Colleague, Dr. William E. Spriggs 

  Dr. William E. Spriggs, Photo Credit: AFL-CIO The entire staff and board of the National Employment Law Project (NELP)(…)

News Releases | June 2, 2023

May Jobs Report: Despite Strong Job Growth, Labor Market Weakens for Black Workers

Workers are demanding that policymakers take action to support people pushed out of work before wider layoffs begin to mount.

News Releases | June 1, 2023

On the Supreme Court’s Decision in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

NELP believes in workers’ right to strike as a fundamental democratic principle.

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