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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 Washington Post: Supreme Court Ignites Wave of Lawsuits Against Federal Regulations NELP's Cathy Ruckelshaus spoke with WaPo about the corporate legal assault on government's ability to protect workers and the public. October 27, 2024
News Release On the Passing of Lola Adedokun, NELP Board Member We are devastated at the loss of Lola Adedokun, a vibrant and brilliant woman who touched the lives of everyone around her. October 21, 2024
News Release September Jobs Report: A Strengthening Job Market is the Time to Invest in Better Unemployment Insurance Last month’s robust job growth is welcome. At the same time, 6.8 million workers were unemployed in September. October 4, 2024
Blog 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. September 23, 2024
Press Clips Common Dreams: ‘When We Fight, We Win’: Amazon Boosts Pay as Workers Launch Bid for $25 an Hour NELP's Irene Tung discussed how Amazon lags behind other warehouse employers in pay—even though it can afford to pay workers much more. September 18, 2024
Blog 55 Years of Fighting for Racial and Economic Justice Learn about NELP's 55-year impact as a leading voice in the workers' rights movement. September 12, 2024
News Release August Jobs Report: Job Growth Slows, Signaling the Need to Cut Interest Rates and Fix Unemployment Insurance The evidence of a weakening job market is unmistakable. It is time to substantially lower interest rates and fix UI. September 6, 2024
Blog Defending Undocumented Workers’ Access to New Jersey Wage and Hour Protections Twelve immigrant and workers’ rights organizations and unions filed an amicus brief in Lopez v. Marmic LLC et al. defending undocumented workers’ rights. September 4, 2024
Press Clips Mother Jones: UPS Drivers Won ‘Historic Heat Protections.’ They Say the Company Hasn’t Lived Up to That Promise. NELP's Anastasia Christman spoke with Mother Jones about how extreme heat is increasingly fueling labor disputes. August 26, 2024
News Release On Judge’s Decision to Block the FTC’s Ban on Noncompetes in Employment Contracts NELP decries a federal court ruling blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete provisions in employment contracts. August 22, 2024
