News Releases | October 16, 2018

On the D.C. Council’s Repeal of Initiative 77

News Releases | October 16, 2018

On the D.C. Council’s Repeal of Initiative 77

The D.C. Council chose instead to listen to big money donors over its constituents, taking a dangerous track at a(…)

News Releases | September 7, 2018

On the Michigan Legislature’s Passage of a $12 Minimum Wage for All Workers and Paid Sick Leave

Michigan, which has helped build America’s middle-class with its factories and farms, should be proud today of what it has(…)

News Releases | August 21, 2018

New Report: Raising Minimum Wage to $12 Will Benefit Small Businesses and Workers Across Missouri

Raising Missouri’s minimum wage to $12 an hour would benefit both small businesses and workers.

News Releases | July 25, 2018

On Eleventh Circuit Reviving NAACP Suit Calling Alabama Wage Law Racially Biased

Workers, communities of color, advocates, and our courts will not allow preemption to deny local communities the very basic right(…)

News Releases | July 2, 2018

On New York City’s Report Urging Higher Pay for Uber and Lyft Drivers

Today’s report echoes what driver-members of the Taxi Workers Alliance in New York, as well as drivers across the country,(…)

Blog | June 25, 2018

When Workers Don’t Get Paid What They’re Owed – And What Congress Can Do About It

A federal proposal, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, would go far in tackling this massive challenge. It(…)

News Releases | June 8, 2018

Initiative 77 Is a Vital Measure for D.C.’s Almost 30,000 Tipped Workers

Equal treatment in wages is not just good policy, it is just—and an imperative for the District of Columbia.

Blog | April 27, 2018

Director of Work Quality Tsedeye Gebreselassie Named to “40 Under 40” List

Tsedeye Gebreselassie was named to the NYU Law Alumni of Color Association (LACA) “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” list for(…)

News Releases | April 26, 2018

Colorado House Approves Repeal of Preemption Law Blocking Local Minimum Wage Increases

The Colorado House vote to repeal the state’s minimum wage preemption law is a major victory for Colorado workers and(…)

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