National Employment Law Project

@micheleevermore.bsky.social

6 Jan

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

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Michele Evermore

Initial claims for unemployment hit another new low today - just 194,000. I know I am a broken record here, but unemployment isn't going down, people just are unable to access the lifeline they need. If we don't fix UI, the next downturn will be a disaster.

One of the most important things we can do when facing potential AI-driven layoffs is to strengthen our basic safety net for unemployed people. Thanks to Senator Mark Kelly and staff for this thoughtful legislation! www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/pre... #fixUI

nelp.orgA Vetted Solution to Potential AI Job Loss - National Employment Law ProjectIt’s time to break the habit of waiting until we are deep in the throes of a crisis before we act.

NELP Senior Policy Fellow @micheleevermore.bsky.social is ringing the warning bell that it's time to #fixUI BEFORE the next downturn. Her latest blog pinpoints the core fixes needed. www.nelp.org/a-vetted-sol...

Michele Evermore@micheleevermore.bsky.social

Initial claims just came out - another low of 197,000. Insured unemployment is just 1.1% when the latest unemployment figure is 4.1%. Because UI is so terrible in so many places, it is not serving as the workforce attachment tool it is supposed to. I expect disappointing LFP numbers next week.

7 Aug

Michele Evermore, NELP Senior Policy Fellow, on declining labor force participation: "Why are people dropping out of the labor force? Unemployment insurance is a pain to get, so no longer serves as a tether for folks, and something like a third of all jobs advertised are fake." #JobsReport

tinyurl.com‘Just Cause’ Job ProtectionsThe 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…

22 July

Workers need stronger protections, not more uncertainty. A new policy brief by Paul Sonn and Irene Tung for Gamechangerspolicy.bsky.social makes the case for expanding just cause protections in an AI-driven economy. Read the policy brief here: tinyurl.com/3tuvkn7a?utm...

nelp.orgNELP Denounces DOL’s Proposed Joint Employment Rule - National Employment Law ProjectThe 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.

9 July

Who is liable when a worker's rights are violated? The DOL wants to make it harder to hold large employers accountable under its proposed #jointemployment rule. Read about our comment with Governing for Impact pushing back here: www.nelp.org/nelp-denounc...

18 June

This Juneteenth, we honor the generations of Black workers whose labor built this country and reflect on the unfinished fight for economic, racial, and workplace justice. Read NELP's Rebecca Dixon on the need to create a good-jobs economy for Black workers -- and all workers. bit.ly/4aVUaKa

bloomberg.comWhat Trump Delivered for AmazonThe feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge.

16 June

Amazon drivers wear Amazon uniforms, drive Amazon vans, deliver Amazon packages, and follow Amazon’s rules. So why is Amazon trying to avoid responsibility for their rights, safety, and working conditions? Read how workers are organizing to hold Amazon accountable. bloom.bg/4a70j61

8 June

AI should improve work, not make jobs more unstable or leave workers without support. NELP President and CEO Rebecca Dixon spoke with The Washington Post about how policymakers should respond to AI’s impact on work. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

5 June

Today’s jobs report shows that the unemployment rate for young Black workers ages 16 –19 rose dramatically to 23.9% from 14.8% in May of 2025. That's the kind of surge in unemployment we only see during recessions. It's time for a Jobseekers' Allowance! www.nelp.org/recession-le...

3 Apr

The Black unemployment rate of 7.1 percent remains at recession levels, almost exactly double that of white workers. The long-term unemployment rate of 25.4 percent demonstrates how much worse the economy is than the 4.3 percent unemployment rate indicates. www.nelp.org/march-jobs-r...

phillytrib.comBlack workers need protection from AI displacementWhen 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

2 Apr

As employers replace more workers with AI to increase their already high profits, Black workers will pay a high price. It's critical to put in guardrails to retain, retrain, and upskill workers, while improving unemployment insurance for those who are displaced. www.phillytrib.com/commentary/b...

nelp.orgCentering Job Quality for Workers with Records - National Employment Law ProjectThis fact sheet brings together evidence on the state of job quality among workers with records and the implications for individuals, families, and communities.

18 Feb

NELP’s new fact sheet highlights how underpaid, unstable jobs for workers with records harm families, drain community resources, and widen racial wealth gaps. Read more about why reforms that center job quality for workers with records are imperative. www.nelp.org/insights-res...

17 Feb

Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults has a criminal record. Many are trapped in underpaid, unstable, and unsafe jobs. NELP’s new fact sheet unpacks the evidence and explains why we need to center job quality for #workers with records. www.nelp.org/insights-res...

12 Feb

Today @delauro.house.gov, @sanders.senate.gov, and other congressional supporters are reintroducing the Healthy Families Act. This bill would make workplaces safer and more equitable for all #workers– it’s a no brainer.

bit.lyJanuary Jobs Report: Unemployed Women Struggle Amid Labor Market Anxiety - National Employment Law ProjectAmong women workers 20 years and over, the unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.

It’s #JobsDay – In January, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.3%.  Among women workers, the #unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025. When women lose their jobs, what can they expect from the unemployment insurance system? Read our analysis: bit.ly/JanJobs2026

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The unemployment rate among Black women was 6.3% in January, nearly twice the rate for white men (3.3%). The unemployment rate was 4.7% for Latina women and 3.4% for white women. Disparities in unemployment rates result from structural racism and sexism in the labor market.

Women who are out of work deserve support to sustain themselves while they find a new job. Both states and Congress must act to #FixUIforWomen by expanding unemployment insurance eligibility, improving access, and ensuring adequate benefit levels and duration to better support unemployed women.

bit.lyWhy Women Need a Stronger Unemployment Insurance System - National Employment Law ProjectStates and the federal government must act to improve Unemployment Insurance systems that fall far short for working women.

New research from NELP and #The75Million reveals: ✅unemployment insurance can be a lifeline for women who lose their jobs, but ❌unemployed women are less likely to receive benefits than their male counterparts ❌and bring home lower benefits when they do.  bit.ly/FixUIforWomen

As a result of discrimination and occupational segregation, women—particularly Black, Latina, Asian and Indigenous women, women with disabilities, trans and queer women, and other marginalized women—confront even more significant obstacles to receiving adequate support after a job loss.

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AFL-CIO

@aflcio.org

5 Feb

The Trump admin's rule change is another maneuver straight out of the Project 2025 playbook to purge career federal workers and replace them with political loyalists. The labor movement stands with federal workers. We’ll see you in court, President Trump. https://bit.ly/4rCFgib

3 Feb

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

National Council for Occupational Safety and Health

2 Feb

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?

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@nationalcosh.bsky.social

30 Jan

📉 New analysis by @jbarab.bsky.social looks at declining workplace injury data — and why it doesn’t tell the full story. Lower reported injuries ≠ safe jobs. Worker safety needs enforcement, transparency, and worker power. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

jordanbarab.comReported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in Last Biden Year - Confined SpaceThe 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.

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Bryce Covert

@brycecovert.bsky.social

29 Jan

The gender wage gap has widened for two consecutive years, the first time that's happened since data collection started in 1960 nwlc.org/resource/wag...

nwlc.orgA Window Into the Wage Gap: What’s Behind It and How to Close It - National Women's Law CenterWomen in the United States who work full time, year-round are typically paid only 83 cents for every dollar paid to men.

nytimes.comEmployment Commission Chair Recasts Workplace Discrimination in Trump’s Image

29 Jan

Andrea Lucas’s anti-civil rights leadership “has closed the door of the EEOC to groups that are disfavored by the president,” said Josh Boxerman, who handles civil rights work at @nelp.org. “That is extraordinary. And it is radical and harmful.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

28 Jan

When workers lose a job, unemployment insurance is vital. But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less. Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen

nelp.org2025 Impact Report: Strengthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law ProjectIn 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.

26 Jan

In 2025, NELP secured 29 policy wins for #workers, including securing #unemployment for striking workers in #Washington state and #Oregon. Learn more in our annual Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...

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Good Jobs First

@goodjobsfirst.org

23 Jan

"A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First reveals that enforcement cases for a range of workplace violations declined by 97% percent last year... This isn’t bureaucratic negligence — it’s the systematic gutting of worker protections." otherwords.org/the-federal-...

otherwords.orgThe Federal Retreat on Child Labor Enforcement Threatens America's Children - OtherWordsTrump’s gutting of workplace safety enforcement comes as many states have rolled back their own efforts. That puts young workers at risk.

20 Jan

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...

19 Jan

This #MLKDay, those in the struggle for #WorkerJustice must remember our movement is “focused on truth, powered by action, and united by a vision for justice that so many before us have fought for.” www.nelp.org/rising-above...

jwj-org.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: JWJ Policy Hub Briefing: Building Stronger Economic Security through Just Cause. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...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...

15 Jan

Next Wednesday at 1 PM: Learn from state-level worker-advocates how they successfully won #just-cause protections in their industry ✊ More info and register: jwj-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jwj.org

nelp.org2025 Impact Report: Strenthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law ProjectIn 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.

15 Jan

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...

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AFL-CIO

@aflcio.org

14 Jan

The Protect America’s Workforce Act has passed the House and is in the Senate! It’s time for senators to fight for their state’s workers and their union rights. Tell your senators: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act!

act.aflcio.orgCALL: Sign the Discharge Petition and Pass the Protect America’s Workforce ActFill 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...

nytimes.comMinimum 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...

nelp.orgDecember Jobs Report: Job Market Weaker Than When the Year Began - National Employment Law ProjectApproximately 659,000 more workers were unemployed in December than had been at the beginning of the year.

It’s #JobsDay – In December, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.4%. What about the year overall? Over the course of 2025, the #unemployment rate rose from 4.0% in January. How did policy contribute to rising unemployment? www.nelp.org/december-job...

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nelp.orgState Unemployment Insurance Policy Hub - National Employment Law ProjectResources to improve state unemployment insurance programs and strengthen economic security for workers and their families.

To support unemployed workers, policymakers must strengthen unemployment insurance. Here's what states should be doing now to support unemployed workers: www.nelp.org/explore-the-... #FixUI

beyer.house.govWyden, Bennet, Beyer Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Overhaul Unemployment Insurance

And here's what Congress can do: beyer.house.gov/news/documen... #FixUI

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As 2025 ended, workers felt the impact of the Trump’s disastrous policy choices: ❌ Rising unemployment ❌ 277,000 federal public servants no longer serving their country ❌ 880,000+ immigrant workers left the labor force ❌ 63,000 fewer manufacturing jobs

commonwealthfund.orgExpiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.

The health care sector had the most job gains in 2025, adding 366,000 jobs. But researchers at @commonwealthfund.org find Congress’ decision to allow health care tax credits to expire could erase many of these job gains in the coming months. www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...

nelp.orgWorker Policy Watch - National Employment Law ProjectThe purpose of the Worker Policy Watch dashboard is to expose the truth and highlight any federal policies that threaten workers’ rights.

The Trump administration’s policies of brutal mass deportation, chaotic layoffs of federal public servants, and attacks on #CivilRights and #WorkersRights impacted the job market in 2025, harming growing numbers of #workers across the country. www.nelp.org/worker-polic...

nelp.org2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda: Anchoring Hope in Collective Action - National Employment Law ProjectNELP is meeting this moment by advancing policies that raise standards, strengthen labor protections enforcement, and bolster an ecosystem of worker-led orgaziations.

7 Jan

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...

1 Jan

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...

1 Jan

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?

31 Dec 2025

We believe in a future where workers have access to better wages, robust benefits, and safe and healthy working conditions. Donate by 12/31 and help us fuel lasting change for workers. nelp.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEDZK...

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

29 Dec 2025

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...

nelp.orgTo Make New York More Affordable the Next Mayor Should Ban “Surveillance” Pay and Price Setting - National Employment Law ProjectMayor-elect Mamdani can promote higher pay and lower consumer prices is by halting the rapid growth of individualized “surveillance” wage and price setting.

27 Dec 2025

As #BigTech wields its political muscle to stifle regulation at the federal and state levels, #NewYork must act on behalf of #workers. It’s time for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & the New York City Council to ban surveillance price- and wage-setting. Learn why here: www.nelp.org/to-make-new-...