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Boosting Pay

A growing economy is not translating into better jobs for America’s workers who are barely treading water.  Find out how restoring overtime pay and raising the minimum wage will boost pay and help working people achieve and sustain economic security and prosperity.

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Defending Workers’ Rights

NELP Action provides analysis and research to assist advocates and workers with fighting against the Trump administration’s attempts to roll back rules, change laws or cut agency funds that benefit working people.

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Worker's Agendas

With millions of families just one missed paycheck away from economic crisis, NELP Action provides legal and policy support to campaigns committed to improving jobs, boosting wages, and fixing broken worker protection systems in Florida and Maryland.

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NELP Action provides analysis for action on the issues that matter to America’s workers. NELP Action is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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BOOSTING PAY

Find out how restoring overtime pay and raising the minimum wage will boost pay and help working people achieve and sustain economic security and prosperity.

DEFENDING WORKERS' RIGHTS

NELP Action provides analysis and research to assist advocates and workers with fighting against the Trump administration’s attempts to roll back rules, change laws or cut agency funds that benefit working people.

PROMOTING WORKERS' AGENDAS

NELP Action provides legal and policy support to campaigns committed to improving jobs, boosting wages, and fixing broken worker protection systems.

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Democrats Can’t Win Back Workers by Siding With Corporations

By Paul Sonn, Director, NELP Action After an election where Republicans made substantial gains with working-class voters, Democratic leaders are debating what went wrong and how to win back their support. But in a puzzling turn of events, Michigan...
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To Secure Worker Rights, We Must Fix Our Democracy

By Paul Sonn, Director, NELP Action New waves of workers are standing up and demanding fair treatment on the job — from the fast food workers of the Fight for $15 to the workers at companies like Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, and Volkswagen that are fighting for a union...
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States Must Act Now To Protect Workers’ Rights From Trump Courts

By Paul Sonn, Director, NELP Action On the heels of the Supreme Court's attack on federal agencies' ability to protect the public last week, a federal judge in Texas appointed by former president Donald Trump blocked a Biden administration rule banning corporations...
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