Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News News Release Minimum Wage Increases Coming in 2026 as Nationwide Affordability Crisis Deepens Blog Defending Worker Safety: Responding to OSHA and MSHA’s Dangerous Rollbacks 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 Search Filters Topic Type Series Date News Release January Jobs Report: Many Workers Remain Uneasy Despite Strong Job Growth One worrying new trend is the increase in the percentage of workers reporting that they worked multiple jobs, which grew to 5.0% of the workforce. February 3, 2023 Press Clips Business Insider: Controversial noncompetes now face a possible ban. But one group never had to worry about them: attorneys The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 30 million workers, nearly 20% of the workforce, across the US are currently bound by noncompetes. January 27, 2023 Press Clips Public News Service: Legislation Proposes Raising NY Minimum Wage Over $20 New York's minimum wage would increase to more than $20 an hour by 2026 if a bill in Albany is successful. January 23, 2023 News Release Homeland Security Announcement Affirms Protections for Immigrant Workers Reporting Workplace Abuses This latest DHS announcement is a result of sustained advocacy by workers and advocates demanding respect and dignity in the workplace for all workers. January 13, 2023 Press Clips GPB News: Georgia lawmakers plan to ease path to occupational license for workers with criminal records Dozens of job opportunities might open up for people with criminal records if a legislative push removes barriers for professional licenses. January 11, 2023 News Release December Jobs Report: A Year of Job Growth Was a Missed Opportunity to Fix Unemployment Insurance The U.S. Department of Labor’s final monthly jobs report of the year revealed that 4.5 million jobs were added in 2022. January 6, 2023 News Release NELP Applauds FTC’s Proposed Rule to Ban Non-Compete Contracts for All Workers in The U.S. The National Employment Law Project (NELP) applauds the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule to ban non-compete contracts for all workers. January 5, 2023 News Release Record Number of Cities, States will Increase Minimum Wages in 2023 After 10th anniversary of Fight for $15, raises signal that worker organizing has been effective amid pandemic recovery and record inflation. December 22, 2022 Blog Addressing Occupational Segregation Means Centering Black Women Workers Radical shifts for Black women workers mean building new narratives centered on abundance, dignity, and collective liberation. December 13, 2022 Press Clips CNBC: In the U.S., you can legally ‘be fired for any reason or no reason at all’—here’s why Tech companies have been making headlines lately for laying off hundreds and even thousands of employees. December 7, 2022
Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away
News Release January Jobs Report: Many Workers Remain Uneasy Despite Strong Job Growth One worrying new trend is the increase in the percentage of workers reporting that they worked multiple jobs, which grew to 5.0% of the workforce. February 3, 2023
Press Clips Business Insider: Controversial noncompetes now face a possible ban. But one group never had to worry about them: attorneys The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 30 million workers, nearly 20% of the workforce, across the US are currently bound by noncompetes. January 27, 2023
Press Clips Public News Service: Legislation Proposes Raising NY Minimum Wage Over $20 New York's minimum wage would increase to more than $20 an hour by 2026 if a bill in Albany is successful. January 23, 2023
News Release Homeland Security Announcement Affirms Protections for Immigrant Workers Reporting Workplace Abuses This latest DHS announcement is a result of sustained advocacy by workers and advocates demanding respect and dignity in the workplace for all workers. January 13, 2023
Press Clips GPB News: Georgia lawmakers plan to ease path to occupational license for workers with criminal records Dozens of job opportunities might open up for people with criminal records if a legislative push removes barriers for professional licenses. January 11, 2023
News Release December Jobs Report: A Year of Job Growth Was a Missed Opportunity to Fix Unemployment Insurance The U.S. Department of Labor’s final monthly jobs report of the year revealed that 4.5 million jobs were added in 2022. January 6, 2023
News Release NELP Applauds FTC’s Proposed Rule to Ban Non-Compete Contracts for All Workers in The U.S. The National Employment Law Project (NELP) applauds the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule to ban non-compete contracts for all workers. January 5, 2023
News Release Record Number of Cities, States will Increase Minimum Wages in 2023 After 10th anniversary of Fight for $15, raises signal that worker organizing has been effective amid pandemic recovery and record inflation. December 22, 2022
Blog Addressing Occupational Segregation Means Centering Black Women Workers Radical shifts for Black women workers mean building new narratives centered on abundance, dignity, and collective liberation. December 13, 2022
Press Clips CNBC: In the U.S., you can legally ‘be fired for any reason or no reason at all’—here’s why Tech companies have been making headlines lately for laying off hundreds and even thousands of employees. December 7, 2022
