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 Marketplace about extreme heat and the worker-led demands for safer working conditions.

Times Union: State Should Ease Up on Collection of Overpaid Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

NELP's Alexa Tapia and Cornell ILR's Ian Greer on why New York State should forgive accidental overpayments to workers.

Fast Company: Amazon Says Its Warehouses Have Become Safer. This Report Claims Injury Rates Are Still Too High

NELP found that Amazon’s injury rate in 2023 was 71% higher than that of other employers in the warehousing sector.

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.

Fast Company: Am I Entitled to Overtime Pay? Everything You Need to Know About the New Salary Rules

Millions of lower-paid salaried workers who previously did not qualify for overtime will be eligible beginning this summer.

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.