Blog | May 22, 2015

NELP Announces New Board Leadership

Jared Bernstein will chair NELP’s board of directors.

News Releases | May 21, 2015

On Release of GAO Study Detailing State Cuts in Unemployment Insurance

A new report details harmful state cuts to unemployment insurance programs since 2011.

Press Clips | May 20, 2015

How The Minimum-Wage Debate Moved From Capitol Hill To City Halls

Via: NPR

The second-largest city in America could soon join Seattle and San Francisco in the club of cities that have agreed(…)

News Releases | May 20, 2015

On Worker Protest at McDonald’s Shareholder Meeting: “Workers Are Winning”

“McDonald’s workers are rightly bringing the fight for $15 and the right to bargain to their employer’s doorstep.”

Blog | May 19, 2015

Los Angeles Becomes Largest City to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage

Los Angeles, California, the nation’s second largest city, set a new milestone today, becoming the latest and largest city to(…)

News Releases | May 19, 2015

On Los Angeles Becoming the Latest and Largest City to Raise Wages to $15

The following is a statement from Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project: “The Los Angeles City(…)

Videos | May 19, 2015

MSNBC: How can consumers combat wage theft?

Via: MSNBC

From manicurists to restaurant workers, there are a large number of industries exploiting workers in America. The worst part? Consumers(…)

Press Clips | May 19, 2015

Los Angeles Votes To Raise Minimum Wage To $15

Via: Huffington Post

“This is a game changer,” Tsedeye Gebreselassie, a senior staff attorney at the wage advocacy group National Employment Law Project,(…)

Videos | May 15, 2015

Al Jazeera: Do Background Checks Mean a Safer Workforce?

Via: Al Jazeera

NELP’s Michelle Natividad Rodriguez joins host Ray Suarez on Al Jazeera’s “Inside Story” to discuss fair chance hiring.

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