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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
News Release On the FTC’s Non-Compete Contracts Rule The National Employment Law Project (NELP) applauds the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning non-compete contracts for virtually all workers. April 23, 2024
Press Clips Open to Debate: Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications? NELP's Beth Avery argued in support of ban-the-box policies on this public radio debate. April 19, 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
