Senior Fellow: Worker-First Enforcement and Protections
About this role
Role Overview
The Senior Fellow for Enforcement-Worker-First Protections will lead specialized research and policy innovation focused on workplace safety, worker classification, and emerging technological challenges.
Core Responsibilities
- Workplace Rights, Health, & Safety: Develop innovative models for enforcing misclassification, wage theft, workplace safety, hazard pay, anti-retaliation protections, and more, with a focus on developing replicable, place-specific strategic enforcement models.
- Policy Leadership & Innovation: Design durable policy solutions, such as indexing minimum wages to median wages and/or monthly rent, to lead state-level policy shifts.
- Analytical Impact: Ensure all policy decisions are analytically informed, focusing on the projected scale of impact and the number of workers assisted, in partnership with the VP of Narrative and Impact.
- Legal Strategy Integration: Collaborate with a potential new Senior Director of Legal Strategy to support amicus briefs and federal rule-making responses.
- Strategic Partnership: Work closely with the VP of Policy Solutions and the VP of Partnerships and Advocacy to align policy research with high-impact advocacy campaigns.
Key Deliverables:
- Conduct outreach and map policy trends and campaigns in their focus area.
- Convene and lead strategy sessions, including with NELP staff and the Board Program Committee.
- Author a final policy report/proposal with actionable recommendations, co-authoring with NELP staff where appropriate.
- Present findings publicly, including through public speaking and media engagement.
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Qualifications
- Advanced expertise in labor law, specifically regarding worker protections and their enforcement.
- Knowledge of creative and strategic enforcement initiatives and models.
- Demonstrated ability to develop models that provide durable and adaptable blueprints across different jurisdictions.
Program Logistics
- Duration: 6 months (June ā November/December)
- Contract: Consultancy
- Availability: Fellow must be available to attend internal meetings (estimated 2 hours per week.) Additionally, Fellow must be able to participate in-person at a NELP convening in September in either Washington DC or New York.
- Location: Any location within the US
- Reporting: Reports to the VP of Policy and Strategy.
- Compensation: NELP offers competitive compensation.
Application Deadline and Instructions
Deadline: Please apply no later than May 25, 2026
Instructions: Submit a resume and expression of interest highlighting your experience and availability.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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This Senior Fellow: Worker-First Enforcement and Protections position at nelp was posted on May 11, 2026. Apply as soon as possible ā early applications are often reviewed first.