UI Benefits Have Not Kept up with the Rise in Unemployment

Despite the increased job losses, unemployment claims have not spiked upwards.

NELP Applauds Administration Effort to Boost Hiring of Long-Term Unemployed

On the Supreme Court’s Decision in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries—a Win for Delivery Drivers

Today’s unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries upholds delivery workers’ rights to seek unpaid wages in court.

Long-Term Jobless and UI Financing Budget Provisions Deserve Full Consideration

Politico: OSHA Scrubs Worker Deaths From Home Page

July Jobs Report Shows Why the Fed Shouldn’t Raise Interest Rates Yet

Unemployment Payments Are Running Out for Millions, Even as Long-Term Unemployment Surges

An acute crisis looms as the number of long-term unemployed workers—people out of work for 26 weeks or longer—is ballooning.

Virginia Becomes 28th State to Enact Work-Sharing Program to Help Employers Avoid Layoffs

Political Research: Political Research: The Shell Game of Contingent Employment

Virginia First State to Enact New Work-Sharing Law During Pandemic to Help Employers Avoid Layoffs

Work-sharing is a proven tool to help workers and employers weather economic downturns.