As a Delivery Worker Union Campaign Takes Off, Amazon Tries to Dodge Labor Law

DSP drivers across the U.S. have unionized—making demands for better working conditions, but facing hurdles obtaining their first contract.

Flex Drivers are Winning the Right to Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Misclassified delivery drivers are winning the right to unemployment insurance by challenging Amazon’s claim that they are independent contractors.

Uber’s Price-Gouging and What We Can Do About It

Uber has reached record profitability by gouging both consumers and drivers.

How Antitrust Law Supports Workers’ Rights

Worker misclassification makes it more difficult for honest employers to compete and should be considered an unfair trade practice.

On the FTC’s Non-Compete Contracts Rule

The National Employment Law Project (NELP) applauds the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-compete contracts for virtually all workers.

On the Supreme Court’s Decision in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries—a Win for Delivery Drivers

Today’s unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries upholds delivery workers’ rights to seek unpaid wages in court.

On Minneapolis’s New Minimum Pay Standard for Uber and Lyft Drivers

We applaud the Minneapolis City Council for passing a minimum pay standard for app-based ride-hail drivers.

Workers Choose Solidarity and Demand Accountability  

In 2023, more than 300,000 workers engaged in work stoppages or strikes in the first nine months and workers in a diversity of industries won better pay and benefits.

On the U.S. Department of Labor’s Rule on How it Determines Independent Contractor or Employee Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act

NELP commends the U.S. Labor Department’s new rule, which reinforces the breadth of employee coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

New York Coalition Criticizes Gov. Hochul for Caving to Wall Street in Vetoing Non-Competes Ban