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

Dead-End Jobs: Amazon Warehouses Fail to Provide Long-Term, Full-Time Employment for New Jerseyans

Annual worker turnover at Amazon warehouses in New Jersey is approximately 124 percent, almost double the rate of turnover at non-Amazon warehouses in the state.

NELP Amicus Brief State of Washington v. The GEO Group, Inc.

On May 26, 2022 NELP submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellee urging affirmance.

Warehousing Pain: Amazon Worker Injury Rate Skyrockets with Company’s Rapid Expansion in New York State

64 Percent increase in injuries reported as Amazon doubles the number of facilities in the state since January 2021.