National Employment Law Project
For more than 45 years, NELP has sought to ensure that America upholds for all workers her promise of opportunity and economic security through work.
NELP fights for policies to create good jobs, expand access to work, and strengthen protections and support for low-wage workers and the unemployed.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Thursday, July 18, 2019 U.S. House Approves Historic $15/hour One Fair Wage The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass the historic Raise the Wage Act (RTWA), which will increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 and eliminate the subminimum-wages for tipped and youth workers and workers with disabilities. After passing with 233 votes (including 3... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, October 04, 2018 Trump USDA to Allow Faster Poultry Line Speeds, Ignoring Danger to Workers and Consumers Following is a statement from Debbie Berkowitz, program director for worker safety and health with the National Employment Law Project, and former senior official with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration: “In a stunning announcement, with no notice requesting comments from the public... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, December 14, 2017 Report: Mississippi Workers Are Dying on the Job at One of the Highest Rates in the Nation Workers in Mississippi suffer high numbers of severe work-related injuries, and they face one of the highest workplace fatality rates in the nation, yet the government systems that are supposed to protect these injured workers are among the nation’s worst, according to a report released today by... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, November 29, 2016 New NELP Report: Fight for $15’s Four-Year Impact: $62 Billion in Raises for America’s Workers As the Fight for $15 marks its fourth anniversary Tuesday with a wave of strikes, protests and civil disobedience from coast to coast, a new report from the National Employment Law Project shows that America’s workers have won nearly $62 billion in raises since the movement kicked off in New York... Read more |