News Releases | May 30, 2014

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

Washington, DC—Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has signed into law legislation that will make Virginia the 28th state in the nation(…)

News Releases | May 29, 2014

House Republican Leaders Run Out the Clock On Senate’s Renewal of Federal Jobless Aid

The following is a statement by Christine L. Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, on the refusal(…)

News Releases | May 29, 2014

California Senate Approves $13 Minimum Wage with Indexing

Spurred by growing wave of state and local minimum wage increases, bill would make California’s minimum wage the highest in(…)

News Releases | May 28, 2014

Gov. Snyder and Michigan Legislature Move to Block $10.10 Minimum Wage Initiative from November Ballot

Measure signed into law Tuesday night – dubbed a “repeal and replace bill” by Senate GOP sponsor – establishes $9.25(…)

News Releases | May 28, 2014

Following Historic Seattle Agreement, Chicago Becomes Next City to Consider $15 Minimum Wage

New report finds nearly 40% of workers in Chicago remain stuck in low-wage jobs paying less than $15 per hour

Commentary | May 22, 2014

Salon: Get a Clue, McDonald’s: Why Its Business Model Has Utterly Failed

Via: Salon

McDonald’s investors have some reckoning to do at the company’s annual shareholder meeting today. Over the past year, the Golden(…)

Commentary | May 15, 2014

CNN: Fight for $15 an hour is winning in Seattle

On Thursday, the “Fight for $15” enters a new phase, with strikes and demonstrations at fast-food restaurants not only in(…)

Videos | May 12, 2014

Organizing Strategies and Successes from Campaign Leaders

The conference highlighted innovative enforcement approaches, organizing strategies and legislative campaigns, and explored new ideas for business models and policy(…)

Videos | May 12, 2014

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Outsourced Work

The conference highlighted innovative enforcement approaches, organizing strategies and legislative campaigns, and explored new ideas for business models and policy(…)

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