Temp Workers Demand Good Jobs

Survey of Temporary Workers reveals poverty pay, permatemping, deceptive recruitment practices, and other job quality issues.

In Support of Lowering the Overtime Threshold for Farmworkers to 40 Hours per Week in New York

On January 20, 2022, Rebecca Dixon testified before the NYS Department of Labor Farm Laborers Wage Board in support of lowering the overtime threshold to 40 hours.

In Support of Lowering the Overtime Threshold for Farmworkers to 40 Hours per Week in New York

On January 20, 2022, Paul Sonn testified before the NYS Department of Labor Farm Laborers Wage Board on lowering the overtime threshold to 40 hours per week.

2022 Policy and Advocacy Agenda

In 2022, we are fighting for a good-jobs economy. A good-jobs economy means we have economic security over a lifetime.

2020–2021 Impact Report: Cultivating Transformation

NELP Supports the Development of an OSHA Federal Heat Standard

NELP commends President Biden’s decision to place this effort by OSHA to protect workers and communities from recent heat.

Raises From Coast to Coast in 2022

Wages will increase in 56 cities, counties, and states on January 1, 2022—many reaching or surpassing $15 an hour.

Sign-on Letter to Gov. Hochul Supporting NY Farmworker Overtime

Injuries, Dead-End Jobs, and Racial Inequity in Amazon’s Minnesota Operations

Amazon's operations in Minnesota fail to provide a safe workplace, stable employment, and adequate compensation to its workers, who are disproportionately Black.

7 Things We Learned About Unemployment Insurance During the Pandemic

This brief assesses the nation’s experience with expanded unemployment insurance during the pandemic.