What Research and Resources Does NELP Publish?

NELP (the National Employment Law Project) publishes research, toolkits, and fact sheets on worker policy topics, organized under an Insights & Research section of its site. The materials are aimed at advocates, policymakers, and organizers who want practical guidance or evidence to support worker-friendly policy. Two examples visible on the site are a toolkit on writing and submitting federal comments and a fact sheet on app-based worker legislation.

What kinds of resources you'll find

The site groups its published work into a few recognizable formats:

• Toolkits — how-to guidance for engaging policy processes. The example on the site, Defend Against Deregulation: A How-to Guide on Writing and Submitting Federal Comments, is a step-by-step resource for people who want to weigh in on federal rulemaking.
• Fact sheets — short briefs on specific legislation or proposals. The Empowering App-Based Workers Act: Urgently Needed Legislation fact sheet is one example.
• Research and analysis — background on the problems NELP works on, such as the federal minimum wage, paid sick time, and occupational segregation.
• Policy agendas — NELP's 2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda sets out its affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy.

Where the resources live

The site's Insights & Research area is the main entry point for published work; the "All Research" link there leads to the fuller collection. Individual items appear in a New & Notable section on the homepage, which is where the two February 17, 2026 items above are listed. If you're looking for a specific topic, the issue areas on the homepage (Worker Power, Corporate Accountability, Anti-Discrimination, Health & Safety, Enforcing Labor Laws, Climate Justice, Contracted Workers, Workers with Records, Unemployment Insurance, Minimum & Living Wage) are a reasonable way to orient before browsing research.

How to use them

These resources are most useful when you have a concrete task in front of you. For example, if a federal agency has opened a comment period on a rule affecting workers, the federal-comments toolkit is designed to walk you through drafting and submitting a response. If you need a quick summary of a bill for a meeting or a coalition email, a fact sheet is the right format. For background statistics to cite in testimony or a report, the research and analysis pages supply figures NELP has published, such as the $7.25 federal minimum wage and the share of workers without paid sick time.

What to keep in mind

The site describes NELP's mission and impact — for instance, that its victories over the last decade have improved the lives of an estimated 100 million workers and their families — but the published resources themselves are the practical output. Check publication dates on individual items, since policy materials age quickly as legislation and rules change; the two items highlighted on the homepage are dated February 17, 2026. For the most current version of any guide or fact sheet, start from the Insights & Research section rather than a saved copy.