The National Employment Law Project (NELP) is a nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1969 that works to build a just and inclusive economy for workers, especially low-wage, unemployed, immigrant, and workers of color. It advances worker rights through research, policy design, advocacy, capacity-building, and communications.
Worker rights, wage and hour standards, minimum wage, unemployment insurance, fair chance hiring, labor protections, anti-discrimination, economic justice, and policies that strengthen worker power and job quality.
Primarily supported by philanthropic donations and grants, with additional support from individual donors.
Works with local, state, and national partners; prominent public leader Rebecca Dixon is the President and CEO.
Nonprofit advocacy organization
