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Blog Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know
Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away
Press Clips Truthout: State GOP Officials Seize Trump’s ‘War on Crime’ to Disempower Blue Cities GOP officials have long sought to erode Democratic-led cities’ autonomy on wage rates, abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and more. September 25, 2025
Press Clips Streetsblog NYC: New Bill Would Force Amazon to Directly Hire its Delivery Drivers Proposed legislation would require Amazon to directly hire its drivers who make deliveries across New York City. September 25, 2025
Press Clips Dayton Daily News: Should Private Employers Be Allowed to Ask about Criminal Backgrounds? Dayton Rep Proposes ‘Banning the Box’ Local lawmaker wants to take Ohio’s public sector ban-the-box policy to the private sector. September 11, 2025
News Release NELP Condemns Supreme Court Decision Allowing Racial Profiling and Mass Immigration Stops The National Employment Law Project strongly condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to permit discriminatory immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. September 9, 2025
News Release August Jobs Report: Slumping Job Market Reveals Impact of Trump Policies and Importance of Reliable Data Rising unemployment among Black women, often a leading indicator of an economic slowdown, serves as another warning sign. September 5, 2025
Press Clips TPM: The Trump Administration is Investigating Workers’ Rights in Mexico While Demolishing Them at Home NELP's Josh Boxerman calls out the Trump administration's record on workers' rights. September 1, 2025
Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away The Trump Administration is trying to gut employment rights for home care workers through the federal rulemaking process. August 29, 2025
Commentary NY Daily News: Override Eric Adams’ Vetoes on Deliveries Why does the mayor expect delivery workers to subsidize cheaper groceries through subminimum pay? August 26, 2025
Commentary The Hill: App-Based Workers Need Real Rights, Not ‘Portable Benefits’ Gimmicks Savings accounts are no substitute for insurance-based benefits, like workers’ comp and UI, that help people weather emergencies. August 16, 2025
News Release Mayor Eric Adams Sides with Corporate Lobby Groups, Ignoring Underpaid Delivery Workers’ Demands—Council Urged to Override New York's City Council must act to ensure delivery workers' pay is expanded by overriding the mayor's veto. August 13, 2025
