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Public Enforcement of Workers’ Rights With Contingency-Fee Outside Counsel

April 9, 2026

By Terri Gerstein, Director NYU Wagner Labor Initiative, Asher Morse, NIWR Attorney Fellow, Jason Solomon, NIWR Director

Executive Summary The Problem: An Enforcement Crisis Workers’ rights enforcement in the United States faces a convergence of crises. Employers steal an estimated $15 billion annually in wages through minimum-wage […]

NIWR and LatinoJustice PRLDEF Oppose Charter-Cox Merger Over Equal Opportunity Concerns

March 17, 2026

By NIWR

On March 12, 2026, NIWR and LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a joint comment with the New York Public Service Commission opposing the proposed merger between the telecom companies Charter Communications and Cox […]

Disparate Impact Civil Rights Claims: A Crucial Tool Under Attack

November 3, 2025

By Democracy Forward, NIWR, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Legal Defense Fund

Disparate impact claims have long helped dismantle unjust barriers to opportunity—ensuring fairer access to housing, education, and economic stability. But these vital civil rights protections are now under threat.

Fact Sheet: What is Concerted Activity?

August 7, 2025

By NIWR, Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

Workers have the right to join together to improve their wages and working conditions, even without a union. This fact sheet, developed in partnership with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, […]

Louisiana Bill Risks Increasing Discrimination and Liability for the State, NIWR Warns

June 17, 2025

By NIWR

On May 19, 2025, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed H.B. 685, a bill that would prohibit state agencies and public higher education institutions from making any efforts to promote […]

Making Equal Opportunity Real: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Combat Workplace Discrimination

May 20, 2025

By NIWR

In his inaugural address on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump declared, “We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.”[1] Subsequently, President Trump issued a series of executive […]

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