News Releases | December 22, 2023

New York Coalition Criticizes Gov. Hochul for Caving to Wall Street in Vetoing Non-Competes Ban

Non-competes harm workers by limiting their freedom to change jobs and giving companies power to suppress wages.

News Releases | December 8, 2023

November Jobs Report: Resilient Job Market Highlights the Power of Pro-Worker Policy and Need for Permanent Reform

Workers need more security to ensure they can recover from any future recession.

Blog | December 7, 2023

New York’s minimum wage law has a loophole that could freeze increases starting in 2027

The off-ramp provision included in the law will deny #workers a wage increase from 2027 on if the unemployment rate(…)

News Releases | November 15, 2023

Poll: New York Voters Support Workers’ Demands for Full Employment Rights and Corporate Accountability

Voters overwhelmingly support requiring app-based companies to pay into social safety net programs.

News Releases | November 3, 2023

October Jobs Report: New Unemployment Insurance Reform Bill Introduced as Job Growth Slows

Now is the time to put policies in place so the UI system will be prepared for the next downturn.

News Releases | October 26, 2023

NELP Applauds the Introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act

NATIONWIDE—The National Employment Law Project (NELP) applauds the introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act by Senators(…)

Blog | October 24, 2023

Make Misclassification a Violation of the FLSA

This guest post by Nicole Moore about the origins and impact of the FLSA contains policy proposals that will put(…)

Blog | October 24, 2023

Raise the Minimum Wage to a Family-Supporting Living Wage

This guest post by Frances Holmes about the origins and impact of the FLSA contains policy proposals that will put(…)

Blog | October 24, 2023

Why We Need to End the FLSA Teacher Exclusion

This guest post by Audra DeRidder about the origins and impact of the FLSA contains policy proposals that will put(…)

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