June Jobs Report: Working in Extreme Heat

The excessive heat the U.S. has experienced in the last month is particularly dangerous to the people who have to work in it.

On OSHA’s Proposed Heat Standard for Indoor and Outdoor Workers

NELP commends the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s much-anticipated proposed heat standard for indoor and outdoor workers.

On the Supreme Court Overturning Chevron Deference to Federal Agencies

May Jobs Report: Good Jobs for Young Workers

Marketplace: Will workers be protected from extreme heat on the job?

NELP’s Anastasia Christman spoke to NPR’s Marketplace about this unprecedented moment of extreme heat and the worker-led demands to keep themselves safe at work.

April Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Insurance is Critical for Children and Families

A strong unemployment insurance system is essential to prevent job loss from pushing families into deeper economic hardship.

Gov. Newsom’s Wrong Decision to Carve Out Incarcerated Workers from Heat Standards

California’s exemption of incarcerated workers from new workplace heat protections continues a pattern of cruel exclusions built on a foundation of slavery.

Q&A with Rebecca Dixon on Her Vision for a Good-Jobs Economy

In our conversation, Rebecca shares her journey from Mississippi to the forefront of advocacy.

NELP Commends DOL’s Final Rule to Expand Overtime Eligibility

NELP commends the USDOL for its final rule to strengthen and expand overtime protections for more workers across the country.

People with Records Have Fought Hard to “Ban the Box”

Today, 37 states and nearly 200 cities and counties across the country have adopted some form of fair chance policy.