Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault News Release NELP Condemns Trump’s Firing of Thousands of Federal Workers Blog Clear, Grounded, and Resolved: Rising Above the Chaos of the Trump Administration Blog MLK’s Dream vs. Trump-Era Policies: Advancing Workers’ Rights in 2025 Search Filters Topic Type Series Date Press Clips Truthout: Subminimum Wages Were Always Deplorable. Inflation Is Making Them Worse. Activists are pushing to end policies that allow employers to pay some workers less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage. August 18, 2022 Press Clips Slate: Uber Has Shown Us the Future It Wants for Employment With a new bill, gig-economy companies aren’t just targeting their own workers. They’re coming for everyone. August 16, 2022 News Release GUARD Act a Positive Step to Address Historic Inequities in the Unemployment Insurance System The GUARD Act would require the US DOL to develop concrete performance standards for states on equity, benefit delivery, access, and other areas. August 5, 2022 News Release July Jobs Report: Robust Job Growth, Yet Recovery Remains Unequal The unemployment rate fell to 3.1% for white workers but rose to 6.0% for Black workers. August 5, 2022 News Release NELP Commends President Biden for Nominating Jessica Looman as DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Administrator “Workers across the country deserve to have an effective Administrator at the WHD, and in Ms. Looman, they would have just that." July 27, 2022 News Release Statement in response to the introduction of the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act This bill would radically erode fundamental worker protections to the benefit of big corporations, allowing them to require workers to sign away basic rights. July 22, 2022 Press Clips Politico: Want to know how much your colleagues make? California might crack open companies’ books A state lawmaker’s proposal would publicize the pay scales at thousands of companies and temp agencies nationwide. July 22, 2022 Press Clips Rolling Stone: Amazon Employee Dies at Fulfillment Center During Prime Day An Amazon employee died at a New Jersey fulfillment center during the online retailer’s massive Prime Day sales event last week. July 18, 2022 News Release NELP Commends USDOL’s Proposed Rules for Nondisplacement of Federal Contract Service Workers Proposal to implement Biden’s nondisplacement EO for federal contractors is an important step toward providing job security for qualified workers. July 14, 2022 Press Clips Business Insider: Wage theft is when an employer withholds benefits, such as breaks or compensation, that an employee has already worked for. Wage theft is when an employer withholds benefits, such as breaks or compensation, that an employee has already worked for. July 12, 2022
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
Press Clips Truthout: Subminimum Wages Were Always Deplorable. Inflation Is Making Them Worse. Activists are pushing to end policies that allow employers to pay some workers less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage. August 18, 2022
Press Clips Slate: Uber Has Shown Us the Future It Wants for Employment With a new bill, gig-economy companies aren’t just targeting their own workers. They’re coming for everyone. August 16, 2022
News Release GUARD Act a Positive Step to Address Historic Inequities in the Unemployment Insurance System The GUARD Act would require the US DOL to develop concrete performance standards for states on equity, benefit delivery, access, and other areas. August 5, 2022
News Release July Jobs Report: Robust Job Growth, Yet Recovery Remains Unequal The unemployment rate fell to 3.1% for white workers but rose to 6.0% for Black workers. August 5, 2022
News Release NELP Commends President Biden for Nominating Jessica Looman as DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Administrator “Workers across the country deserve to have an effective Administrator at the WHD, and in Ms. Looman, they would have just that." July 27, 2022
News Release Statement in response to the introduction of the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act This bill would radically erode fundamental worker protections to the benefit of big corporations, allowing them to require workers to sign away basic rights. July 22, 2022
Press Clips Politico: Want to know how much your colleagues make? California might crack open companies’ books A state lawmaker’s proposal would publicize the pay scales at thousands of companies and temp agencies nationwide. July 22, 2022
Press Clips Rolling Stone: Amazon Employee Dies at Fulfillment Center During Prime Day An Amazon employee died at a New Jersey fulfillment center during the online retailer’s massive Prime Day sales event last week. July 18, 2022
News Release NELP Commends USDOL’s Proposed Rules for Nondisplacement of Federal Contract Service Workers Proposal to implement Biden’s nondisplacement EO for federal contractors is an important step toward providing job security for qualified workers. July 14, 2022
Press Clips Business Insider: Wage theft is when an employer withholds benefits, such as breaks or compensation, that an employee has already worked for. Wage theft is when an employer withholds benefits, such as breaks or compensation, that an employee has already worked for. July 12, 2022
