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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 […]

Protecting A Worker’s Right to Concerted Activity

April 8, 2025

By NIWR

Download Fact Sheet Both union and non-union employees have these rights under federal law: Some violations are obvious, like when an employer fires an outspoken union supporter. But violations in […]

Protect Working Families: Save the Overtime Rule

February 10, 2025

By NIWR

Fact Sheet The Biden Administration’s overtime expansion rule was set to increase the salary under which a worker is automatically entitled to overtime. The increase—from $35,568 to $58,656—grants a raise […]

The Institute, NELA, and A Better Balance File Fourth Circuit Amicus Brief on “Honest Belief”

December 10, 2024

By NIWR Blog

The National Institute for Workers’ Rights, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and A Better Balance recently filed an amicus brief with the Fourth Circuit in the matter of Shipton v. […]

Employers Risk Increased Liability by Backing Away from DEI Initiatives

October 21, 2024

By NIWR

In recent months, following legal and public attacks from opponents of equal opportunity and workplace inclusion, some companies have scaled back efforts to break down barriers to diversity and inclusion. […]

NIWR and Latino Justice Urge Public Pension Funds to Support DEIA and Divest from Tesla

October 17, 2024

By NIWR

The National Institute for Workers’ Rights and Latino Justice have jointly urged three of the largest public pension funds—California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS), New York City Employees’ Retirement System […]

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