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Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away
Commentary The Hill: New Jersey’s Worker Classification Crackdown Could Have Broad Impact NELP's Maya Pinto explains how New Jersey's lawsuit against Amazon for misclassifying Flex drivers as independent contractors could pave the way for more action. November 15, 2025
Blog Advocacy in Action: Helping App-Based Workers Hold Corporations Accountable NELP is working with worker groups and policy makers to hold app-based corporations accountable. October 23, 2025
Press Clips Streetsblog NYC: New Bill Would Force Amazon to Directly Hire its Delivery Drivers Proposed legislation would require Amazon to directly hire its drivers who make deliveries across New York City. September 25, 2025
Commentary NY Daily News: Override Eric Adams’ Vetoes on Deliveries Why does the mayor expect delivery workers to subsidize cheaper groceries through subminimum pay? August 26, 2025
Commentary The Hill: App-Based Workers Need Real Rights, Not ‘Portable Benefits’ Gimmicks Savings accounts are no substitute for insurance-based benefits, like workers’ comp and UI, that help people weather emergencies. August 16, 2025
News Release Mayor Eric Adams Sides with Corporate Lobby Groups, Ignoring Underpaid Delivery Workers’ Demands—Council Urged to Override New York's City Council must act to ensure delivery workers' pay is expanded by overriding the mayor's veto. August 13, 2025
Press Clips Cal Matters: What Unionization Could Mean for California Uber and Lyft drivers—and Riders AB 1340 would let California ride-hailing drivers collectively bargain for improved pay and benefits. August 1, 2025
News Release NELP Applauds Introduction of the Empowering App-Based Workers Act This bill, introduced by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), is a step forward in workers’ fight to make app-based jobs good jobs. July 24, 2025
Press Clips NJ Spotlight News: Does Amazon’s Delivery Model Harm Workers? NELP's Maya Pinto discusses a new report on how Amazon Flex is eroding labor standards for delivery drivers nationwide. July 11, 2025
Press Clips Business Insider: Amazon Flex Workers’ Schedules Aren’t So Flexible After All, New Report Suggests Amazon's last-mile delivery operation is eroding labor standards for delivery workers. July 9, 2025
