Model State Legislation: Dependent Allowance

Model state legislation that you can use to implement the policy recommendations from our dependent allowance policy advocacy brief [LINK].

Nebraska, Missouri, & Arkansas Raised their Minimum Wages while Maintaining a Strong Workforce and Economy

This November, Nebraskans will have an opportunity to raise the state’s minimum wage when they head to the polls.

On the Administration of the Unemployment Insurance System in the United States

On September 21, 2022, Rebecca Dixon testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor on the unemployment insurance system.

Using Audit Testing to Proactively Root Out Workplace Discrimination

The need for more research, testing, and active government intervention to eliminate employment bias is real and long overdue.

A $15 Minimum Wage Would Benefit Nearly 150,000 Nebraskans; Help Promote Greater Gender and Racial Equity

Nearly 150,000 workers would benefit from a $15 minimum wage, on average earning $2,100 in additional annual pay.

Expanded Unemployment Insurance Substantially Reduced Poverty in 2021

Recognizing the considerable power of unemployment benefits to cut poverty and reduce severe hardship.

Worker Power in the Carceral State: 10 Policy Proposals Against the Criminalization of Workers

This policy agenda for reentry and workers’ rights advocates lifts up systemic solutions toward economic stability and inclusion.

How the ‘Coalition for Workforce Innovation’ is Putting Workers’ Rights at Risk

A new report uncovers the truth about The Coalition for Workforce Innovation, to offer a glimpse of the corporate lobby group's members and strategies, and more.

2022 Mid-Year Update: Our Progress Toward Advancing Racial and Economic Justice

In January, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) released our 2022 Policy and Advocacy Agenda describing our fight for a good-jobs economy.

Letter RE: Proposed Rule Changes to Implement the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019