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National Employment Law Project

Leading With Lagging Indicators

Harry Moroz | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Recession, Unemployment Benefits, Work, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, Stimulus, Unemployment, Business News
Harry Moroz

When economic growth returns, most households - and particularly the unemployed - experience little or no relief in the short term.

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Bobby Jindal Is a Phony as Well as a Lousy Speaker

Sandy Goodman | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Employment Law Project, President Obama, Louisiana, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rush Limbaugh, Republican Response, Andrew Sullivan, Bobby Jindal, Alabama, Unemployed Workers, Christine Owens, Meet the Press, Stimulus Law, Times Picayune, David Brooks, South Carolina, Unemployment Benefits, Sen. Mary Landrieu, Mississippi, State Law, Sunset Provision, Politics News
Sandy Goodman

Jindal would rather cheat the poorest unemployed workers in his state of an extra few dollars than cause its businessmen, his bigtime buddies, to pay a little extra in unemployment taxes.

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American Workers Need Congress and the President to Act Fast to Expand Emergency Unemployment Benefits

Christine L. Owens | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Unemployment, Bailout, Economy, Congressional Bailout, Emergency Benefits, Economic Crisis, Unemployment Benefits, Emergency Financial Relief, Politics News
Christine L. Owens

For these workers and their families, economic catastrophe is not a vague threat of what may happen if Congress fails to act. The economic crisis is real, upfront and personal.

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