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 Blog Workers Demand True Flexibility with Full Employment Protections Workers' demands and organizing efforts will deliver true flexibility and economic security. November 7, 2022 News Release October Jobs Report: Disparities Persist as Unemployment Ticks Up Despite continued job gains, the number of unemployed workers increased by 306,000. November 4, 2022 News Release NELP Report and Survey Show California’s Strong Worker Protections are Undercut by Employer Retaliation The survey confirms that the fundamental power imbalance between workers and employers – especially under a system of “at will” employment. November 2, 2022 Press Clips ABC News: Amazon warehouse workers vote against union, a setback for US labor campaign Amazon workers at a warehouse in Albany, New York, voted overwhelmingly against unionization on Tuesday. October 18, 2022 News Release NELP Applauds DOL’s Proposed Independent Contractor Rule The DOL has taken a significant step forward in ensuring all people who work for someone else have access to minimum wage and overtime protections. October 11, 2022 Press Clips CNBC: Here’s what a new Biden administration labor proposal would mean for independent contractors The US DOL on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on guidelines around employers’ classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. October 11, 2022 News Release September Jobs Report: Hiring Slows, Public Employment Falls, and Racial Inequities Persist We cannot simply accept the deep racial disparities that continue to mark employment—and unemployment—in the U.S. October 7, 2022 Press Clips Spectrum News 1: Why a minimum wage increase upstate could lead to further hikes New York labor officials are proposing a $1 increase in the minimum wage for counties north of Westchester. October 3, 2022 Press Clips Vox: Mandatory overtime is garbage Your boss is the boss of your job, not of your life. September 22, 2022 News Release New Report: Audit Testing Could be Vital Tool in Identifying, Combatting Employment Discrimination Audit testing can proactively identify discrimination in the hiring process - public agencies should use it. September 14, 2022
Blog Workers Demand True Flexibility with Full Employment Protections Workers' demands and organizing efforts will deliver true flexibility and economic security. November 7, 2022
News Release October Jobs Report: Disparities Persist as Unemployment Ticks Up Despite continued job gains, the number of unemployed workers increased by 306,000. November 4, 2022
News Release NELP Report and Survey Show California’s Strong Worker Protections are Undercut by Employer Retaliation The survey confirms that the fundamental power imbalance between workers and employers – especially under a system of “at will” employment. November 2, 2022
Press Clips ABC News: Amazon warehouse workers vote against union, a setback for US labor campaign Amazon workers at a warehouse in Albany, New York, voted overwhelmingly against unionization on Tuesday. October 18, 2022
News Release NELP Applauds DOL’s Proposed Independent Contractor Rule The DOL has taken a significant step forward in ensuring all people who work for someone else have access to minimum wage and overtime protections. October 11, 2022
Press Clips CNBC: Here’s what a new Biden administration labor proposal would mean for independent contractors The US DOL on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on guidelines around employers’ classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. October 11, 2022
News Release September Jobs Report: Hiring Slows, Public Employment Falls, and Racial Inequities Persist We cannot simply accept the deep racial disparities that continue to mark employment—and unemployment—in the U.S. October 7, 2022
Press Clips Spectrum News 1: Why a minimum wage increase upstate could lead to further hikes New York labor officials are proposing a $1 increase in the minimum wage for counties north of Westchester. October 3, 2022
Press Clips Vox: Mandatory overtime is garbage Your boss is the boss of your job, not of your life. September 22, 2022
News Release New Report: Audit Testing Could be Vital Tool in Identifying, Combatting Employment Discrimination Audit testing can proactively identify discrimination in the hiring process - public agencies should use it. September 14, 2022
