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.

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

NELP Urges New York Governor Kathy Hochul to Delay Flawed Transition of Medicaid CDPAP Homecare Program to Avoid Harm to Clients and Workers

Seniors and people with disabilities could be left without the vital services and workers without the paychecks they depend on.

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

Unemployment Benefits Kept 400,000 People Out of Poverty In 2022

A new NELP brief describes how unemployment benefits prevented 400,000 people from experiencing poverty in 2022.

Advocacy in Action: Helping App-Based Workers Hold Corporations Accountable

NELP is working with worker groups and policy makers to hold app-based corporations accountable.

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

NELP Files Comments Opposing Labor Department’s Independent Contractor Proposal

The proposed rule would permit companies to exclude more workers from minimum wage and overtime.

With ‘Joint Employer’ Rule, Trump NLRB Sides with Corporations Again

When a company calls the shots at a workplace, it should be responsible to the people who work there.

Calls for Expansion of Work-Sharing Program to Avert Layoffs and Save Jobs