Home Newsroom Newsroom Featured News News Release June Jobs Report: Working in Extreme Heat News Release On the U.S. Department of Labor’s Rule on How it Determines Independent Contractor or Employee Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act Blog Gov. Newsom’s Wrong Decision to Carve Out Incarcerated Workers from Heat Standards Blog Q&A with Rebecca Dixon on Her Vision for a Good-Jobs Economy Search Filters Topic Type Series Date News Release On Today’s Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Report The surge in new UI claims is a prelude to the tsunami expected in coming weeks. March 19, 2020 News Release Workers Call on Congress to Meet Urgent Needs; Families First Coronavirus Response Act a First Step There are significant flaws in this legislation that must be corrected by Congress immediately. March 18, 2020 News Release NELP Applauds Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave Bill That Rises to the Moment Every day that Congress delays these reforms only worsens this public health and economic emergency. March 17, 2020 Blog Precarious at Work, Precarious in Health The coronavirus makes clear how difficult life is for underpaid workers in this country—from a lack of paid sick leave to inadequate employer-sponsored health care. March 13, 2020 News Release Congress Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Our leaders must act for the sake of workers and families, with a swift vote followed by signing into law. March 12, 2020 Commentary The Hill: Worker Health Is Central to Public Health The coronavirus has shined a light on the fragility and inadequacy of our worker health policies. March 11, 2020 News Release Virginia Approves Raising Minimum Wage to $12 by 2023, With Path to $15 by 2026 Virginia joins 29 other states in raising its minimum wage above the paltry federal floor of $7.25. March 9, 2020 News Release With ‘Joint Employer’ Rule, Trump NLRB Sides with Corporations Again When a company calls the shots at a workplace, it should be responsible to the people who work there. February 25, 2020 Blog Digging up the Root: How UNC Housekeepers Connected Workers’ Rights with Reparations and Won Black workers’ freedom is tied to our rights to full citizenship. February 21, 2020 News Release On AFSCME’s Lawsuit Challenging USDOL Final Rule Allowing States to Privatize Employment Services The rule opens the door for private companies to control public-serving functions, with no accountability to the public. February 14, 2020
News Release On the U.S. Department of Labor’s Rule on How it Determines Independent Contractor or Employee Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act
News Release On Today’s Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Report The surge in new UI claims is a prelude to the tsunami expected in coming weeks. March 19, 2020
News Release Workers Call on Congress to Meet Urgent Needs; Families First Coronavirus Response Act a First Step There are significant flaws in this legislation that must be corrected by Congress immediately. March 18, 2020
News Release NELP Applauds Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave Bill That Rises to the Moment Every day that Congress delays these reforms only worsens this public health and economic emergency. March 17, 2020
Blog Precarious at Work, Precarious in Health The coronavirus makes clear how difficult life is for underpaid workers in this country—from a lack of paid sick leave to inadequate employer-sponsored health care. March 13, 2020
News Release Congress Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Our leaders must act for the sake of workers and families, with a swift vote followed by signing into law. March 12, 2020
Commentary The Hill: Worker Health Is Central to Public Health The coronavirus has shined a light on the fragility and inadequacy of our worker health policies. March 11, 2020
News Release Virginia Approves Raising Minimum Wage to $12 by 2023, With Path to $15 by 2026 Virginia joins 29 other states in raising its minimum wage above the paltry federal floor of $7.25. March 9, 2020
News Release With ‘Joint Employer’ Rule, Trump NLRB Sides with Corporations Again When a company calls the shots at a workplace, it should be responsible to the people who work there. February 25, 2020
Blog Digging up the Root: How UNC Housekeepers Connected Workers’ Rights with Reparations and Won Black workers’ freedom is tied to our rights to full citizenship. February 21, 2020
News Release On AFSCME’s Lawsuit Challenging USDOL Final Rule Allowing States to Privatize Employment Services The rule opens the door for private companies to control public-serving functions, with no accountability to the public. February 14, 2020