Why Women Need a Stronger Unemployment Insurance System Just 25 percent of unemployed women received UI benefits in the first half of 2025. #FixUI

In a #GoodJobsEconomy, all working people have security between jobs.

As the affordability crisis compounds, a new report from NELP & @the75million.bsky.social finds just 25 percent of unemployed women received UI benefits in the first half of 2025: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen

Celebrating Black History Month: Centering Black worker stories of resistance in labor history Caption: Waffle House workers, organizing with the Union of Southern Service Workers, rally for safer working conditions and fair pay.

This #BlackHistoryMonth, NELP honors Black #workers’ continued resistance to institutional violence. Across social movements, Black workers understood the interconnectedness of our struggles to build a #GoodJobsEconomy.

How will you fight for justice this #BlackHistoryMonth?

2025 Impact Report: Strengthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law Project 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.

In 2025, NELP defended hard-won #WorkersRights and advanced our affirmative vision for a #GoodJobsEconomy where all workers can thrive.

Find out more about our 2025 wins in our #ImpactReport: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

2025 Impact Report: Strenthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law Project 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 the country, #workers and advocates are demonstrating extraordinary strength and resilience.

Along the way, NELP amplified worker voices and contributions to build a #GoodJobsEconomy for all. Read more in our Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

Minimum Wage Rises in Some States as Workers Struggle With Basic Costs

Policies increasing the #MinimumWage move us towards a #GoodJobsEconomy rooted in living wages for all & are a lifeline for #workers impacted by a growing affordability crisis.

@nytimes.com covered our #Raises2026 report & the impact of increases on #workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda: Anchoring Hope in Collective Action - National Employment Law Project NELP is meeting this moment by advancing policies that raise standards, strengthen labor protections enforcement, and bolster an ecosystem of worker-led orgaziations.

NELP’s 2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda reflects an affirmative vision: a #GoodJobsEconomy in which all #workers can have financial stability, exercise their rights, and shape the future of their communities.

Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

As we enter 2026, we’re anchoring hope in collective action.

Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.

We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda

NELP’s New York City #WorkerJustice Agenda offers a suite of recommendations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can use to hit the ground running to deliver a #GoodJobsEconomy for #NYC #workers.

Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

NELP wishes all #workers and their families a happy and healthy #NewYear!

This #NewYearsDay and always, we’ll be championing worker-led movements that bring us closer to a #GoodJobsEconomy.

What are you looking forward to fighting for in the new year?

The Case for Private Enforcement of Workers’ Rights - National Employment Law Project Aggrieved workers must be able to enforce their employment and labor rights in court.

For decades, private enforcement has played an important role in building out a #GoodJobsEconomy under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other workplace laws.

Our brief stresses the need for private enforcement as part of a strong legal framework for #WorkersRights www.nelp.org/insights-res...

Happy Holidays NELP wishes all workers and their families a safe and restful holiday season.

NELP wishes all #workers and their families a safe and restful holiday season.

Despite a challenging year of relentless attacks on workers, our movements and communities continued to fight for good jobs with living wages and the protections – the foundation of a #GoodJobsEconomy.

@NELPNews is thrilled that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has nominated @saalevine.bsky.social to lead @hellodcwp.bsky.social. We look forward to working with him and the agency to advance a #GoodJobsEconomy for working New Yorkers!

NELP's New York City Worker Justice Agenda - National Employment Law Project How the Mamdani administration and the next City Council can tackle the affordability crisis with good jobs that help New Yorkers thrive.

These important wins are just the start.

NELP’s New York City Worker Justice Agenda details more ways that the new mayor, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and City Council can build a #GoodJobsEconomy and a city where working families can survive and thrive.
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Raises from Coast to Coast in 2026 68 Cities, Counties, and States Will Raise Minimum Wages on January 1, with 26 More Lifting Pay Later in 2026

As affordability challenges grow, NELP welcomes 2026 wage increases that move us towards a #GoodJobsEconomy, rooted in living wages for all.

Our #Raises2026 report breaks down wage floor increases state-by-state. www.nelp.org/insights-res...

Millions of workers will get a raise soon as new minimum wage laws kick in On Jan. 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the US.

“The bigger picture is that raising the #MinimumWage is just one piece of a much larger fight for a #GoodJobsEconomy rooted in living wages and good benefits for every working person,” wrote NELP's Yannet Lathrop to @yahoofinance.com: finance.yahoo.com/news/million...

NELP’s @laurapadin.bsky.social speaking at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol🏛️about why passing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act is an important step in building a #GoodJobsEconomy 📢

Join us in Washington D.C. for the #USHouse Introduction of The Empowering App-Based Workers Act Thursday, 12/11/2025 @ 1 PM Location: House Triangle @ The U.S. Capitol The bill will: - Guarantee drivers 75% of each fare - Expose how pay is decided - Ensure equal pay for equal work - Require pay statements and receipts

We’re at the U.S. Capitol 🏛️ for the introduction of the Empowering App-Based Workers Act in the #USHouse. Watch live ▶️ to hear from app-based workers, the bill’s sponsors, and NELP on why this bill is an important step in building a #GoodJobsEconomy 👇
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Policy Brief The Case for Private Enforcement of Workers' Rights Ensuring Workers Can Enforce Their Rights in Court by Cassandra Gomez Three women work on a case in a legal clinic.

Private enforcement of #WorkersRights violations is an important pathway for #workers to seek justice on the job.

Our latest policy brief shows the important role private enforcement plays in creating a #GoodJobsEconomy with robust worker protections: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

Good jobs belong to all #workers — women, Black and Brown workers, immigrant workers, and everyone contributing to and fighting for a #GoodJobsEconomy.

Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.

By idealizing an all-White, male workforce, the Labor Department’s campaign doesn’t just distort reality — it echoes a long history of propaganda that centers whiteness & erases the contributions of women & workers of color.

More @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4opZSc3

#WorkersRights #GoodJobsEconomy

Defending Worker Safety: Responding to OSHA and MSHA’s Dangerous Rollbacks - National Employment Law Project OSHA and MSHA announced a set of wide-ranging rollbacks to long-standing worker protections.

#OSHA & #MSHA are moving to roll back worker-safety rules that protect miners, farmworkers & construction #workers.

NELP's Nicole Marquez & Doug Parker, former asst. Secretary of Labor for #OSHA, explain what’s at stake: www.nelp.org/defending-wo...

#GoodJobsEconomy #WorkerSafety #ProtectWorkers

In a #GoodJobsEconomy, app-based #workers have access to robust #employment rights.

Corporations are exploiting loopholes like independent contractor misclassification to avoid responsibilities like paying #MinimumWage and contributing to social insurance 😡

“This shutdown wasn't inevitable; it's a deliberate choice that hurts women & workers of color. President Trump & his allies chose this shutdown, & now working families are forced to bear the costs.”

What #workers deserve is stability, dignity, & a #GoodJobsEconomy: www.nelp.org/shutdown-for...

Downright Dangerous Misinformation about Tylenol and Autism, Parents and Teacher Unite, Workplace Protections, Victory for Pregnant Workers Listen to this episode and more from Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising) on TuneIn. On the radio show this week we dive into the downright dangerous misinformation th...

NELP’s Mimi Whittaker spoke w/@momsrising.org about how rolling back #MinimumWage & #overtime 💵⏰ protections for homecare workers harms #workers, care recipients, & our economy.

Full employment rights are key to building a #GoodJobsEconomy.

Listen now👉 tunein.com/podcasts/Pro...

Donate - National Employment Law Project Your support will bolster our advocacy to uphold critical workers’ rights and build a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive in good jobs.

This #LaborDay week, NELP is in solidarity with all #workers resisting the onslaught of federal actions that put the safety, just compensation, #CivilRights, & power of millions of workers at risk.

Join us in this fight today: www.nelp.org/donate-now/

#GoodJobsEconomy #DonateNow

Comments on a Proposed Rule Excluding Home Care Workers from Federal Wage Protections - National Employment Law Project These comments were submitted to the Department of Labor in opposition to a rule that would exclude home care workers from bedrock employment protections.

As part of our fight for a #GoodJobsEconomy, NELP submitted comments opposing the administration’s plan to gut protections for home care #workers📝: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

NELP Job Openings: - Vice President of Programs and Strategy New York City, Washington, D.C., or Berkeley, CA - Director of Southwest Campaign Strategy Southwest (AZ or NM preferred) - Director of Midwest Campaign Strategy Midwest (IL or MI preferred) - Chief People Officer New York City, Washington, D.C., or Berkeley, CA

NELP is #hiring! Join us in fighting for a #GoodJobsEconomy for all #workers.

Learn more about our open positions and apply here: www.nelp.org/about-us/wor...

We Must Defend the Civil Rights of Workers with Conviction Records - National Employment Law Project The Trump Administration cannot singlehandedly overrule congressionally created or judicially interpreted law.

🚨 The #CivilRights of #workers with conviction records are under attack. The #TrumpAdministration is targeting “disparate impact” protections—essential to #FairChance hiring and a #GoodJobsEconomy rooted in racial and economic justice.

📖 Read our latest blog here: www.nelp.org/we-must-defe...

The Poor People’s Campaign identified economic justice as a condition that needed to be met for Black communities to thrive. Contemporary labor and spiritual leaders continue to galvanize workers and uplift this call for this critical tenet of a #GoodJobsEconomy.”

#WomensHistoryMonth: NELP honors the legacy of women-led movements for economic justice. A historical photo shows a group of women organizers.

#Women are essential to the movement for economic justice for all #workers. From organizing underpaid industries for higher pay to calling for health & safety protections, women's #activism has been vital to building a #GoodJobsEconomy.

Who inspires you this #WomensHistoryMonth?