Uber Drivers Should Be Eligible for Unemployment: What’s at Stake in PA Case

Our amicus brief argues that there are compelling social and public policy reasons why “gig” workers like Uber drivers should be treated like employees for purposes of unemployment compensation eligibility and coverage.

News About a Year-end Leadership Transition

Under Chris’s leadership, NELP has more than doubled in size and tripled its budget.

On the NLRB Memo Finding Uber Drivers to Be Independent Contractors

The NLRB memo ignores the reality of Uber’s relationship with its drivers and the myriad ways it controls their work.

Activists Rally in Albany Demanding Labor Protections for Long-Excluded Farmworkers

Advocates rally in the state capitol today in support of legislation to extend basic labor protections to New York’s agricultural workers.

Colorado Legislature Approves Landmark Bill to Repeal Preemption of Local Minimum Wage Laws

Governor Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill into law.

Home Care Workers Will Fight Trump Administration’s Latest Move to Silence Workers’ Voices

DOL Opinion Letter Offers Gig Employer Free Pass to Misclassify Workers

Meet the Warehouse Workers Challenging Amazon and Walmart

WWRC is a leader in confronting the trend of subcontracting and use of staffing agencies in the logistics sector.

How Lee Saunders and AFSCME Built Worker Power Post-Janus

At the core of Saunders' leadership is the connection between public service and building collective power.

NELP: A History of Advancing Workplace Protections

Since 1969, the National Employment Law Project has worked through the ebbs and flows of laws regulating worker protections in the United States.