Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News Blog Workers Can’t Wait for Protections from Heat News Release NELP Condemns ICE Worksite Raids and Militarized Violence in L.A. and Around the U.S. Blog We Must Defend the Civil Rights of Workers with Conviction Records Blog Keeping the Lights On: Why Unemployment Insurance Reform Can’t Wait Search Filters Topic Type Series Date Press Clips LA Times: California in a Jam After Borrowing Billions to Pay Unemployment Benefits NELP's Amy Traub discussed the root cause of the shortfall in California's unemployment insurance fund. April 18, 2024 News Release 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. April 12, 2024 News Release March Jobs Report: Ten Percent of Workers Are Self-Employed, But Millions May Be Misclassified The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.8% in March, while the economy added 303,000 jobs. April 5, 2024 News Release On OSHA’s Updated Worker Walkaround Rule Many workers will now have the benefit of third-party representation during worksite walkaround inspections. March 29, 2024 News Release 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. March 15, 2024 Press Clips Ithaca Voice: Most Employers Can Fire Workers at Will. There’s a Push to Change That in Ithaca. Lawmakers in Ithaca proposed "just cause" legislation to prevent unfair firings. March 11, 2024 News Release February Jobs Report: Immigrants Power U.S. Job Growth but Struggle for Rights at Work The economy gained 275,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9% according to new data from Bureau of Labor Statistics. March 8, 2024 Press Clips Washington Post: Businesses Escalate Fight Against Biden Rule on Gig Worker Pay The lawsuit threatens a rule change that aims to ensure eligible workers can receive minimum wage and overtime pay. March 5, 2024 Press Clips City & State: Report: Warehouse Injuries in New York Are On the Rise NELP found 1 in 11 workers needed to seek medical attention for a workplace injury. February 15, 2024 News Release On the Bipartisan Unemployment Insurance Program Integrity and Improved Administration Framework Unemployment insurance supports economic recovery and serves as a critical bridge to reemployment for workers -- we support reforms that strengthen the UI system. February 8, 2024
Press Clips LA Times: California in a Jam After Borrowing Billions to Pay Unemployment Benefits NELP's Amy Traub discussed the root cause of the shortfall in California's unemployment insurance fund. April 18, 2024
News Release 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. April 12, 2024
News Release March Jobs Report: Ten Percent of Workers Are Self-Employed, But Millions May Be Misclassified The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.8% in March, while the economy added 303,000 jobs. April 5, 2024
News Release On OSHA’s Updated Worker Walkaround Rule Many workers will now have the benefit of third-party representation during worksite walkaround inspections. March 29, 2024
News Release 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. March 15, 2024
Press Clips Ithaca Voice: Most Employers Can Fire Workers at Will. There’s a Push to Change That in Ithaca. Lawmakers in Ithaca proposed "just cause" legislation to prevent unfair firings. March 11, 2024
News Release February Jobs Report: Immigrants Power U.S. Job Growth but Struggle for Rights at Work The economy gained 275,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9% according to new data from Bureau of Labor Statistics. March 8, 2024
Press Clips Washington Post: Businesses Escalate Fight Against Biden Rule on Gig Worker Pay The lawsuit threatens a rule change that aims to ensure eligible workers can receive minimum wage and overtime pay. March 5, 2024
Press Clips City & State: Report: Warehouse Injuries in New York Are On the Rise NELP found 1 in 11 workers needed to seek medical attention for a workplace injury. February 15, 2024
News Release On the Bipartisan Unemployment Insurance Program Integrity and Improved Administration Framework Unemployment insurance supports economic recovery and serves as a critical bridge to reemployment for workers -- we support reforms that strengthen the UI system. February 8, 2024
