Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News News Release Minimum Wage Increases Coming in 2026 as Nationwide Affordability Crisis Deepens Blog Defending Worker Safety: Responding to OSHA and MSHA’s Dangerous Rollbacks Press Clips The American Prospect: How ICE Terror Campaigns Are Used to Discipline Labor Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away Search Filters Topic Type Series Date Press Clips Stateline: Dozens of Cities, States Hiking Minimum Wages in 2026 Amid Federal Inaction The rate will hit $15 per hour in dozens of localities, though the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour. December 3, 2025 News Release Minimum Wage Increases Coming in 2026 as Nationwide Affordability Crisis Deepens 68 localities and states will raise minimum wages on Jan. 1, with 26 more lifting pay later in 2026. December 3, 2025 Press Clips The Register: Bossware Booms as Bots Determine Whether You’re Doing a Good Job Many companies are turning to "bossware" to closely monitor workers. November 23, 2025 News Release September Jobs Report: Belated Employment Data Show How Attacks on Immigrant Workers Harm Job Growth Just 119,000 jobs were added in September, a sign of continued weakness in the labor market. November 20, 2025 Press Clips The Guardian: Florida Workers with Criminal Records Trapped by Temp Agencies, Report Finds Former prisoners feel "disposable" after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefits. November 18, 2025 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 Press Clips Washington Post: Labor Department Social Media Campaign Depicts a White Male Workforce The white supremacist imagery used in the DOL's campaign goes far beyond dog whistles. November 7, 2025 News Release Critical Jobs Data Delayed a Second Month Due to Government Shutdown: Corporate Layoffs Underscore Need to Strengthen Unemployment Insurance In states across the country, unemployment insurance systems are not equipped to adequately support newly laid off workers. November 7, 2025 Press Clips AP: Furloughed Federal Workers Face Delays Getting Unemployment Pay During Shutdown Around 26,000 federal workers filed initial claims for unemployment from Sept. 28 through Oct. 18, according to the DOL. November 1, 2025 Blog Defending Worker Safety: Responding to OSHA and MSHA’s Dangerous Rollbacks OSHA and MSHA announced a set of wide-ranging rollbacks to long-standing worker protections. October 24, 2025
Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away
Press Clips Stateline: Dozens of Cities, States Hiking Minimum Wages in 2026 Amid Federal Inaction The rate will hit $15 per hour in dozens of localities, though the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour. December 3, 2025
News Release Minimum Wage Increases Coming in 2026 as Nationwide Affordability Crisis Deepens 68 localities and states will raise minimum wages on Jan. 1, with 26 more lifting pay later in 2026. December 3, 2025
Press Clips The Register: Bossware Booms as Bots Determine Whether You’re Doing a Good Job Many companies are turning to "bossware" to closely monitor workers. November 23, 2025
News Release September Jobs Report: Belated Employment Data Show How Attacks on Immigrant Workers Harm Job Growth Just 119,000 jobs were added in September, a sign of continued weakness in the labor market. November 20, 2025
Press Clips The Guardian: Florida Workers with Criminal Records Trapped by Temp Agencies, Report Finds Former prisoners feel "disposable" after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefits. November 18, 2025
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
Press Clips Washington Post: Labor Department Social Media Campaign Depicts a White Male Workforce The white supremacist imagery used in the DOL's campaign goes far beyond dog whistles. November 7, 2025
News Release Critical Jobs Data Delayed a Second Month Due to Government Shutdown: Corporate Layoffs Underscore Need to Strengthen Unemployment Insurance In states across the country, unemployment insurance systems are not equipped to adequately support newly laid off workers. November 7, 2025
Press Clips AP: Furloughed Federal Workers Face Delays Getting Unemployment Pay During Shutdown Around 26,000 federal workers filed initial claims for unemployment from Sept. 28 through Oct. 18, according to the DOL. November 1, 2025
Blog Defending Worker Safety: Responding to OSHA and MSHA’s Dangerous Rollbacks OSHA and MSHA announced a set of wide-ranging rollbacks to long-standing worker protections. October 24, 2025
