Ignoring CDC Guidance, USDA Allows 15 Poultry Plants to Raise Line Speeds, Putting Workers at Greater Risk of COVID and Injury

Study reveals poor safety records of 15 plants that received line speed waivers in April.

NELP Applauds LGBTQ+ Movement’s Victory for Workers as SCOTUS Rules to Protect People Against Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity

This is a watershed moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights.

Black Workers See Higher Rates of Employer Retaliation for Raising COVID Safety Concerns

Black workers were more likely to report that they or a colleague may have been punished for raising concerns.

We Must Fight for Black Lives

As States Rush to Reopen, 224 Groups Urge USDOL to Clarify Misleading Guidance on Workers’ Right to Unemployment When Refusing to Return to Dangerous Workplaces

President Trump’s Meatpacking Plant Executive Order Puts Thousands of Workers’ Lives at Risk

How can the administration still not require meatpacking plants to implement the CDC's recommendations?

Report: Number of Federal Workplace Safety Inspectors Falls to 45-Year Low

This Workers Memorial Day, NELP urges OSHA to ensure employers keep workers safe on the job.

Unemployment benefit amounts must be high enough to sustain workers in this crisis

Providing people with economic security is the answer to economic stability in good times, and to recovery after times of crisis.

Virginia First State to Enact New Work-Sharing Law During Pandemic to Help Employers Avoid Layoffs

Work-sharing is a proven tool to help workers and employers weather economic downturns.

On Trump Administration’s Proclamation Temporarily Suspending Immigration  

This move tries to distract from the administration’s incompetent and inadequate response to the pandemic.