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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
Press Clips New York Times: Minimum Wage Rises in Some States as Workers Struggle With Basic Costs NELP's Yannet Lathrop explains how raising the minimum wage helps address the affordability crisis. January 8, 2026
Press Clips Law 360: Mamdani Expected to Shift NYC Wage Policies NELP's Paul Sonn discusses how Mayor Mamdani can strengthen workers' rights in NYC. January 7, 2026
News Release On the Appointment of Julie Su as New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Zohran Mamdani’s announcement of Julie Su as New York City’s first ever Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice is tremendous news for working New Yorkers. December 19, 2025
Press Clips CNN: ‘I Don’t Know How I’m Going to Feed My Kids’: Shutdown Hits Federal Contractors Hard The shutdown threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of federal government contractors. October 7, 2025
Blog Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know What federal workers and contractors need to know to help support themselves during the government shutdown. October 3, 2025
News Release Government Shutdown Delays September Jobs Report: Decision-Makers Blindfolded Without Reliable Economic Data Without this important data, decision-makers will not be able to monitor the impacts of the Trump administration’s anti-worker policy choices. October 3, 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 New Report Details Employers’ Harmful Use of Digital Surveillance and Automated Decision Systems, Highlights Urgent Need for Policy Action NELP's report spotlights the problems posed by employers’ excessive and inappropriate use of digital technologies to monitor and manage workers. July 15, 2025
News Release NELP Denounces Supreme Court Ruling Permitting Immediate Layoffs of Hundreds of Thousands of Federal Workers The mass firings threaten the livelihoods and financial security of millions of working people and families around the U.S. July 9, 2025
News Release NELP Condemns ICE Worksite Raids and Militarized Violence in L.A. and Around the U.S. This attack on labor threatens workers' safety, our constitutional rights, and the democratic norms that uphold our country. June 9, 2025
