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 News Release Groups Urge Maryland Gov. Hogan to Issue Emergency Safety Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19 The governor should require Maryland OSHA to do its job and protect workers from COVID-19. August 26, 2020 News Release Labor Department Report: More Workers Speaking Up, Blowing the Whistle on COVID Safety Violations—But Their Complaints of Retaliation Face Delays at Understaffed OSHA Over half the COVID retaliation complaints were summarily dismissed, while remaining cases are taking longer than ever to investigate. August 19, 2020 Blog What have the Courts Decided about Uber and Lyft Drivers as Employees? A look back on legal decisions in the last six months finding gig companies to be employers under various state laws. August 13, 2020 News Release #SaveThe600 Coalition Blasts Trump Administration’s False Promise of Unemployment Relief If the administration really cared about struggling families, it would have agreed to extend the $600 FPUC payments weeks ago. August 10, 2020 Press Clips Morning Consult: With OSHA as an Employer Advice Columnist, States and Cities Should Protect Workers from COVID-19 The federal government has failed to protect workers and shows little sign of changing, but the groundbreaking Virginia COVID safety rule gives us hope. August 10, 2020 News Release Following Insufficient Memorandum, NELP Urges Administration to Get Serious About the $600 Lifeline and Comprehensive Unemployment Fixes This is not a serious approach to solving a very serious problem. August 9, 2020 News Release Senate Republicans’ COVID Bill Fails Workers and Families Their bill would slash the weekly unemployment supplement to only $200. July 27, 2020 News Release NELP Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis In addition to being a civil rights giant, John Lewis was a tireless advocate for workers and unemployed people. July 20, 2020 Blog People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. July 20, 2020 News Release Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry. July 17, 2020
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
News Release Groups Urge Maryland Gov. Hogan to Issue Emergency Safety Standard to Protect Workers from COVID-19 The governor should require Maryland OSHA to do its job and protect workers from COVID-19. August 26, 2020
News Release Labor Department Report: More Workers Speaking Up, Blowing the Whistle on COVID Safety Violations—But Their Complaints of Retaliation Face Delays at Understaffed OSHA Over half the COVID retaliation complaints were summarily dismissed, while remaining cases are taking longer than ever to investigate. August 19, 2020
Blog What have the Courts Decided about Uber and Lyft Drivers as Employees? A look back on legal decisions in the last six months finding gig companies to be employers under various state laws. August 13, 2020
News Release #SaveThe600 Coalition Blasts Trump Administration’s False Promise of Unemployment Relief If the administration really cared about struggling families, it would have agreed to extend the $600 FPUC payments weeks ago. August 10, 2020
Press Clips Morning Consult: With OSHA as an Employer Advice Columnist, States and Cities Should Protect Workers from COVID-19 The federal government has failed to protect workers and shows little sign of changing, but the groundbreaking Virginia COVID safety rule gives us hope. August 10, 2020
News Release Following Insufficient Memorandum, NELP Urges Administration to Get Serious About the $600 Lifeline and Comprehensive Unemployment Fixes This is not a serious approach to solving a very serious problem. August 9, 2020
News Release Senate Republicans’ COVID Bill Fails Workers and Families Their bill would slash the weekly unemployment supplement to only $200. July 27, 2020
News Release NELP Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis In addition to being a civil rights giant, John Lewis was a tireless advocate for workers and unemployed people. July 20, 2020
Blog People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. July 20, 2020
News Release Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry. July 17, 2020
