Long-standing U.S. worker rights and protections are under acute threat. These include attempts to roll back standards that set a national floor for minimum wages, health and safety, nondiscrimination, unemployment insurance, and other rights and protections long taken for granted in most U.S. workplaces.
The crisis calls for urgent action. At a minimum, states must be equipped to provide basic protections should federal standards disappear – but they can do even more.
