As part of its 2008 "Working for Change" agenda, the National Employment Lawyers Association created a related nonprofit public interest organization, The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy ("The Institute"). Their shared vision for the future is one in which workers will be paid at least a living wage in an environment free of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and capricious employment decisions; employers will fulfill their promises to provide retirement, health, and other benefits; workers' safety and livelihood will not be compromised for the sake of corporate profit and interests; and individuals will have effective legal representation to enforce their rights to a fair and just workplace, adequate remedies, and a right to trial by jury.

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