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WebNELP uses these strategies to build safer workplaces: Innovative policy solutions: We support workers organizing for just cause standards, worker protections in warehouses, …

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Rights & Resources for Worker Safety & Health Amidst COVID-19

WebWorker Safety & Health During COVID-19 Pandemic: Rights & Resources. NELP is providing this policy toolkit for workers, their advocates and allies, and policymakers to …

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Higher Minimum Wages and Mixed Effects on Health

WebRaising minimum wage reduces suicides but has mixed effects on overall physical health, a beneficial or no effect on obesity, and an adverse effect on smoking. …

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The Hill: Worker Health Is Central to Public Health

WebThe coronavirus has shined a light on the fragility and inadequacy of our worker health policies. We have an opportunity to come together and ensure that all …

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How States and Cities Can Respond to Workers’ Demands for …

WebTo support the health, safety, and financial security of workers and their families, states and cities should: Adopt and aggressively enforce the new emergency …

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Protecting Worker Safety & Health in the COVID Crisis: A State

WebAnd due to systemic inequalities leading to inadequate access to health care, workers of color are already at increased risk of serious complications should they …

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Worker Safety in Crisis: The Cost of a Weakened OSHA

WebWorker safety and health is in crisis today. The agency tasked with protecting workers in the most dangerous jobs—the Occupational Safety and Health …

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How States and Localities Can Protect Workplace Safety and Health

WebA Joint Publication from Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program and NELP. As states consider how to protect public health amidst the COVID-19 …

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Raising the Minimum Wage Leads to Significant Gains for …

WebThe adoption of Medicaid expansion can eliminate this cliff effect. In addition, research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Forum shows that raising …

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Supporting the COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of …

WebMarch 12, 2020. Dear Members of Congress: We the undersigned 49 worker rights, public health and consumer advocacy organizations strongly support the passage of the …

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Foundations for a Just and Inclusive Recovery

WebA just recovery must: Support workers and build worker power; Hold accountable actors who perpetuate structural inequities; and. Develop cross-cutting …

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OSHA Must Protect COVID Whistleblowers Who File Retaliation …

WebIt is therefore unacceptable that workers who filed COVID-19-related whistleblower complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and …

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Which States and Cities Have Adopted Comprehensive COVID-19 …

Web14 States Have Adopted Comprehensive COVID Worker Safety Protections So Far [Updated on June 9, 2020 with new information for Oregon.] As the COVID-19 …

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Taking Time Off Your Job for Health or Family Reasons

WebAll workers deserve the right to thrive. NELP is building worker power and transforming a workforce that puts workers at disadvantage. We won't stop until every …

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Workplace Safety & Health Enforcement Falls to Lowest Levels in …

WebWhile the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Trump administration implements a new enforcement rating system to disguise further …

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How Local Governments Can Improve Workplace Standards for …

WebModel Policies to Guarantee Premium Pay, Paid Sick Days, COVID-19 Worker Health and Safety, and Protection Against Retaliation. More than a year into the …

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The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work in an Era of Climate Change

WebExecutive Summary. With the climate crisis accelerating, workers in every state will increasingly face natural dangers in the workplace. The right to refuse …

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Good Cause Quits

WebLeaving a job because a worker’s physical or mental health conditions prevent the worker from doing this job. A worker would qualify as long as they are able to …

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A Healthcare Employer Guide to Hiring People with Arrest and …

WebExecutive Summary A Growing Need for Healthcare Workers. As healthcare employers are well aware, growth in healthcare jobs is projected to far exceed other …

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Why the U.S. Needs a $15 Minimum Wage

WebThe benefits of gradually phasing in a $15 minimum wage by 2025 would be far-reaching, lifting pay for tens of millions of workers and helping reverse decades of …

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Behind the Arches: How McDonald’s Fails to Protect Workers From

WebAccording to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), violence is a substantial contributor to death and injury on the job, especially in …

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The USDOL Home Care Rules: What Does Good Implementation …

WebIn 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s final home care rules went into effect, extending the federal minimum wage and overtime protections of the Fair Labor …

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