Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News Blog Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know 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 Blog Workers Can’t Wait for Protections from Heat Search Filters Topic Type Series Date News Release NELP Commends DOL’s Proposed Rule to Expand Overtime Eligibility NELP commends USDOL for its proposed rule to strengthen and expand overtime protections for more workers across the country. August 30, 2023 News Release July Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Policymakers Must Strengthen Unemployment Insurance The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% in July 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August 4, 2023 Press Clips AG Daily News: New U.S. Senate bills are aimed at helping farm laborers U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has introduced a pair of bills intended to allow the USDA to better meet the needs of farm and food system workers. August 2, 2023 Blog Temp Workers Score Another Victory in Illinois! Temporary workers win new labor protections in Illinois. July 26, 2023 News Release NELP Applauds Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage If signed into law, the Raise the Wage Act would increase earnings for over 60% of workers living in poverty. July 25, 2023 Press Clips Grist: 340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution. July 17, 2023 Press Clips Axios: Julie Su and the summer of strikes The White House needs acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to stick around this summer, as labor strife across the country continues to intensify. July 15, 2023 News Release June Jobs Report: Policymakers Must Focus on Black Workers’ Unemployment Policymakers must pay attention to the Black unemployment rate when they make decisions that affect workers. July 7, 2023 News Release On the Supreme Court Striking Down Affirmative Action in Education NELP denounces today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions. June 30, 2023 Blog End the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers This guest post by Justin Onwenu contains policy proposals that will create more just treatment of the millions of workers who are excluded from FLSA protections. June 26, 2023
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
News Release NELP Commends DOL’s Proposed Rule to Expand Overtime Eligibility NELP commends USDOL for its proposed rule to strengthen and expand overtime protections for more workers across the country. August 30, 2023
News Release July Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Policymakers Must Strengthen Unemployment Insurance The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% in July 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August 4, 2023
Press Clips AG Daily News: New U.S. Senate bills are aimed at helping farm laborers U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has introduced a pair of bills intended to allow the USDA to better meet the needs of farm and food system workers. August 2, 2023
Blog Temp Workers Score Another Victory in Illinois! Temporary workers win new labor protections in Illinois. July 26, 2023
News Release NELP Applauds Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage If signed into law, the Raise the Wage Act would increase earnings for over 60% of workers living in poverty. July 25, 2023
Press Clips Grist: 340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution. July 17, 2023
Press Clips Axios: Julie Su and the summer of strikes The White House needs acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to stick around this summer, as labor strife across the country continues to intensify. July 15, 2023
News Release June Jobs Report: Policymakers Must Focus on Black Workers’ Unemployment Policymakers must pay attention to the Black unemployment rate when they make decisions that affect workers. July 7, 2023
News Release On the Supreme Court Striking Down Affirmative Action in Education NELP denounces today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions. June 30, 2023
Blog End the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers This guest post by Justin Onwenu contains policy proposals that will create more just treatment of the millions of workers who are excluded from FLSA protections. June 26, 2023
