ICYMI - last week's ruling by an activist Trump-appointed judge blocking the FTC's ban on "non-compete" clauses that lock workers into jobs means states must act to protect workers

NEW 🚨 : Trump's Project 2025 would strip at least 8 million workers of federal overtime protections Check out our breakdown by state and demographics of the millions that would be working more for less: epiaction.org/2024/09/09/pro…

.Donald J. Trump's no-tax-on-overtime is another half-baked election-year gimmick. Emily Peck at Axios explains why.

80% of #voters want a higher #MinimumWage, & 70% want to pass the #PROAct. But most of the states & #Congress refuse to act. #Gerrymandering & the filibuster deserve a lot of the blame. Paul Sonn explains why #WorkersRights are critical to fix #democracy: otherwords.org/to-secure-work…

National Employment Law Project celebrates with Garlin Gilchrist, Keith Ellison, One Fair Wage, People's Action, & Popular Democracy💥 landmark MI Supreme Court ruling raising minimum wage for all workers & guaranteeing paid sick days

Shame on MI Senate Dems for trying to weaken #minimumwages for tipped workers & #paidleaveforall protections. Governor Gretchen Whitmer must veto this travesty. michiganadvance.com/2025/01/08/mic…

As the federal government recedes from protecting working people, state leaders will need to be bold and creative in filling the void. My new piece with Terri Gerstein in Newsweek newsweek.com/trump-20-will-…

It’s simple: Colorado workers are asking @govofco Jared Polis to side with us, not “with billionaires and corporations that benefit from our broken labor law system” That's why we might pass the Worker Protection Act. newsweek.com/democrats-cant… via @newsweek NELP Action Robert Reich

How NYC's next mayor can raise the minimum wage without waiting for Albany -- NELP Action's Paul Sonn and @columbialaw's Dennis Fan explain

1/5 With our partners, National Employment Law Project is thrilled to celebrate four major worker justice victories this week in the New York City Council

2/5 After a hard fought campaign against @uber & @doordash, NY Taxi Workers & Los Deliveristas Unidos won just cause protections against the unfair firings that plague the ride hail and delivery industries nelp.org/why-nyc-must-e…

3/5 Security guards & 32BJ SEIU /// #BuildingJustice 🧹✊🏽 won a living wage and health benefits for these essential workers who keep our city safe – paving the way for future action to finally enact a New York City minimum wage seiu32bj.org/press-release/…

4/5 And construction workers at Laborers Local 79 won passage of the Construction Justice Act guaranteeing a living wage and job opportunities for low-income New Yorkers on projects building the affordable housing the city needs cityandstateny.com/sponsors/spons…

5/5 But these important wins are just the start. National Employment Law Project' New York City Worker Justice Agenda details more ways that the new mayor and city council can build a good jobs economy and a city where working families can survive and thrive. nelp.org/insights-resea…

Outstanding nomination of Samuel Levine to join Julie A. Su on Zohran Kwame Mamdani's economic justice dream team fighting for NY workers and consumers FTC alum tapped to lead Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…