The Problem In the United States, most employers can legally fire workers without warning, an explanation, or severance pay. This system, known as “at-will” employment, can cause great harm to U.S. workers…

The proposed rule runs contrary to existing statutes and court precedent, and must be withdrawn by DOL. The proposed joint employment rule runs contrary to existing statutes and court precedent, and must be withdrawn by DOL.

The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge.

When Amazon cuts 30,000 jobs and Black workers hold nearly 20% of the roles being eliminated while making up just 13% of the workforce, that is not a coincidence. That

This fact sheet brings together evidence on the state of job quality among workers with records and the implications for individuals, families, and communities.

Among women workers 20 years and over, the unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.

The number and rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024 reached the lowest number since 2003  according to a report issued last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Women in the United States who work full time, year-round are typically paid only 83 cents for every dollar paid to men.

In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.

Trump’s gutting of workplace safety enforcement comes as many states have rolled back their own efforts. That puts young workers at risk.

In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.

Across industries and employment models, workers continue to experience sudden job loss or platform deactivation without notice, explanation, or meaningful opportunity to appeal. These practices under...

In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.

Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of th...

Approximately 659,000 more workers were unemployed in December than had been at the beginning of the year.

NELP is meeting this moment by advancing policies that raise standards, strengthen labor protections enforcement, and bolster an ecosystem of worker-led orgaziations.

Aggrieved workers must be able to enforce their employment and labor rights in court.

Mayor-elect Mamdani can promote higher pay and lower consumer prices is by halting the rapid growth of individualized “surveillance” wage and price setting.

Mayor-elect Mamdani can promote higher pay and lower consumer prices is by halting the rapid growth of individualized “surveillance” wage and price setting.

This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document covers employment-related issues faced by employees who will lose, or have recently lost, work authorization.

We answer frequently asked questions about immigrant workers' rights if they lose their work permit.

NELP's Dan Ocampo lays out why NYC must extend just cause protections to app-based ridehail and delivery workers.

<p>In a letter sent to Congress this week, EPIC joined a coalition endorsing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, a bill introduced by senators Schatz, Murphy, and Baldwin to create transparency and…

Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First