COVID-19 Resources for Unemployed and Frontline Workers

Learn about the resources and benefits available to unemployed and frontline workers impacted by the COVID-19.

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FAQS FOR WORKERS: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

FAQs for workers about the various benefits they may be entitled to during this pandemic.

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THE ABC’S OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS VIDEO

The “ABC test,” is the simplest way to determine who is a true independent contractor and who is an employee.

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Employer Best Practices: Policies to Support Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Read the new guide developed with the National Partnership for Women & Families.

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My Vision for Justice

Executive Director, Rebecca Dixon, shares her vision for NELP’s contribution to our movement.

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Fighting Wage Preemption: Restoring Local Democracy and Workers’ Hard-Won Wages

Workers are losing billions of dollars every year because their state legislatures blocked local raises.

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Guide Helps Employers Respond to Immigration Action

NELP and NILC have published a guide for employers on how they can prepare for immigration enforcement.

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News Releases

Labor Department Report: More Workers Speaking Up, Blowing the Whistle on COVID Safety Violations—But Their Complaints of Retaliation Face Delays at Understaffed OSHA

Over half the COVID retaliation complaints were summarily dismissed, while remaining cases are taking longer than ever to investigate.

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#SaveThe600 Coalition Blasts Trump Administration’s False Promise of Unemployment Relief

If the administration really cared about struggling families, it would have agreed to extend the $600 FPUC payments weeks ago.

Posted August 10, 2020 Read More

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Which States and Cities Have Adopted Comprehensive COVID-19 Worker Protections?

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News Releases

Following Insufficient Memorandum, NELP Urges Administration to Get Serious About the $600 Lifeline and Comprehensive Unemployment Fixes

This is not a serious approach to solving a very serious problem.

Posted August 8, 2020 Read More

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Senate Republicans’ COVID Bill Fails Workers and Families

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NELP Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis

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People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft

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Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses

The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry.

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Videos

The ABC’s of Independent Contractor Status Video

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Labor Secretary Scalia Wrongly Rejects Federal Role in Enforcing Unemployment Rights of Workers Who Refuse Unsafe Work

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As Covid-19 Cases Rise in States that Rushed to Reopen, NELP Urges States to Protect All Workers and Prioritize Workers of Color

Posted June 18, 2020 Read More

News Releases

NELP Applauds SCOTUS Ruling Denying Trump Administration’s Attempt to End DACA

NELP joins in solidarity with immigrant communities who are organizing against the deportation apparatus and for long-term reform.

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Ignoring CDC Guidance, USDA Allows 15 Poultry Plants to Raise Line Speeds, Putting Workers at Greater Risk of COVID and Injury

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Black Workers See Higher Rates of Employer Retaliation for Raising COVID Safety Concerns

Black workers were more likely to report that they or a colleague may have been punished for raising concerns.

Posted June 10, 2020 Read More

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We Must Fight for Black Lives

NELP is committed to dismantling white supremacy, structural racism, and oppression—and to building a future where we all can thrive.

Posted June 3, 2020 Read More

News Releases

As States Rush to Reopen, 224 Groups Urge USDOL to Clarify Misleading Guidance on Workers’ Right to Unemployment When Refusing to Return to Dangerous Workplaces

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President Trump’s Meatpacking Plant Executive Order Puts Thousands of Workers’ Lives at Risk

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Report: Number of Federal Workplace Safety Inspectors Falls to 45-Year Low

Posted April 28, 2020 Read More

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Unemployment benefit amounts must be high enough to sustain workers in this crisis

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On Trump Administration’s Proclamation Temporarily Suspending Immigration  

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FAQS FOR WORKERS: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

FAQ for workers about the various benefits they may be entitled to during this pandemic.

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Featured Publications

Testimony

Testimony of Rebecca Dixon on Examining Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Data Brief

Protecting Worker Safety & Health in the COVID Crisis: A State & Local Model Policy Response

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Toolkit

Worker Safety & Health During COVID-19 Pandemic: Rights & Resources

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Fact Sheet

Unemployment Insurance Provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

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Featured Campaigns

Building Safe and Healthy Workplaces for Every Worker in America

Nearly three million workers are seriously injured on the job every year.

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Raising the Minimum Wage

More workers than ever are struggling to get by on low-wage jobs.

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Ensuring People with Convictions Have a Fair Chance to Work

A conviction in one’s past shouldn’t be a life sentence to joblessness.

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Are the Trump Administration and Congress Really "Putting Workers First?”

See our new resource page tracking day-to-day developments on worker issues under the current administration and Congress.

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