How To Improve the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Application Process

The federal Worker Training and Retraining Notice (WARN) Act, or state level WARN acts could help streamline UI.

Grocery Store Workers Need Frontline Protections

Grocery workers are being infected, and some are dying, because of lax protections.

On the Unemployment Weekly Claims Report for April 2, 2020

More than 6.6 million people filed for unemployment last week—another shocking record high.

Worker Health Is Public Health

The federal government is failing to ensure the safety and health of front line workers.

Statement on Historic Unemployment Claims Report March 26, 2020

States must use this moment to ensure their UI program can meet the demands of this moment, both by ensuring access to the systems and robust benefits for all.

Guest Blog: To Protect the Public, Lawmakers Must Help Keep Healthcare Workers Safe

Our lawmakers can and must take steps now to avert this threat.

New York’s Highest Court Rules Postmates Couriers ‘And Others Similarly Situated’ Are Employees Eligible for Unemployment Insurance

This landmark decision is especially timely and important in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

NELP Commends Relief for Workers in Coronavirus Package, Calls for More to Be Done

NELP commends the workers, advocates, and legislators who secured this support, and we call for more to be done.

We Need a Czar to Protect Health Care Workers

This administration needs to immediately focus the nation’s resources on keeping our health care workers and first responders safe.

On Senator Bennet’s Unemployment Insurance Reform Legislation