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 People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. July 20, 2020 News Release Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry. July 17, 2020 Blog The ABC’s of Independent Contractor Status Video To ensure that workers are treated fairly the "ABC test," a common standard in employment laws, is the simplest way to determine who is a true independent contractor. July 8, 2020 Blog Labor Secretary Scalia Wrongly Rejects Federal Role in Enforcing Unemployment Rights of Workers Who Refuse Unsafe Work The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the structural challenges that have plagued the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system for decades. June 23, 2020 Blog Juneteenth and the Struggle for Workers’ Rights Black women’s labor is vital to everyone’s labor rights and freedom; we must center them in our struggle. June 19, 2020 Blog As Covid-19 Cases Rise in States that Rushed to Reopen, NELP Urges States to Protect All Workers and Prioritize Workers of Color Black, Indigenous, and people of color have been disproportionately affected by the disease and job loss. June 18, 2020 News Release NELP Applauds SCOTUS Ruling Denying Trump Administration’s Attempt to End DACA NELP joins in solidarity with immigrant communities who are organizing against the deportation apparatus and for long-term reform. June 18, 2020 News Release Ignoring CDC Guidance, USDA Allows 15 Poultry Plants to Raise Line Speeds, Putting Workers at Greater Risk of COVID and Injury Study reveals poor safety records of 15 plants that received line speed waivers in April. June 17, 2020 News Release NELP Applauds LGBTQ+ Movement’s Victory for Workers as SCOTUS Rules to Protect People Against Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity This is a watershed moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. June 15, 2020 News Release Black Workers See Higher Rates of Employer Retaliation for Raising COVID Safety Concerns Black workers were more likely to report that they or a colleague may have been punished for raising concerns. June 10, 2020
Blog People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. July 20, 2020
News Release Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry. July 17, 2020
Blog The ABC’s of Independent Contractor Status Video To ensure that workers are treated fairly the "ABC test," a common standard in employment laws, is the simplest way to determine who is a true independent contractor. July 8, 2020
Blog Labor Secretary Scalia Wrongly Rejects Federal Role in Enforcing Unemployment Rights of Workers Who Refuse Unsafe Work The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the structural challenges that have plagued the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system for decades. June 23, 2020
Blog Juneteenth and the Struggle for Workers’ Rights Black women’s labor is vital to everyone’s labor rights and freedom; we must center them in our struggle. June 19, 2020
Blog As Covid-19 Cases Rise in States that Rushed to Reopen, NELP Urges States to Protect All Workers and Prioritize Workers of Color Black, Indigenous, and people of color have been disproportionately affected by the disease and job loss. June 18, 2020
News Release NELP Applauds SCOTUS Ruling Denying Trump Administration’s Attempt to End DACA NELP joins in solidarity with immigrant communities who are organizing against the deportation apparatus and for long-term reform. June 18, 2020
News Release Ignoring CDC Guidance, USDA Allows 15 Poultry Plants to Raise Line Speeds, Putting Workers at Greater Risk of COVID and Injury Study reveals poor safety records of 15 plants that received line speed waivers in April. June 17, 2020
News Release NELP Applauds LGBTQ+ Movement’s Victory for Workers as SCOTUS Rules to Protect People Against Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity This is a watershed moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. June 15, 2020
News Release Black Workers See Higher Rates of Employer Retaliation for Raising COVID Safety Concerns Black workers were more likely to report that they or a colleague may have been punished for raising concerns. June 10, 2020
