The Instiute is proud to launch VISION + ACTION: Inside The Institute, a joint publication of The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute).

The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Koski as the first Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow.

The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute), in collaboration with Public Citizen, unveils findings of a National Study of Public Attitudes on Forced Arbitration.

The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute) is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a cy pres distribution in Frasier v. Citigroup, a wage and hour class action brought on behalf of brokers who were improperly assessed fines by Citigroup for various work-related issues.

The Institute is the recipient of a one-year grant from The Public Welfare Foundation for a project that will focus on public opinion research about critical issues affecting America's workers - the need for government regulations in the workplace, banning mandatory arbitration of employment claims, and expanding affirmative rights for workers.

We invite you to read the latest news about The Institute's programs and initiatives in the just released Winter 2012 edition of VISION + ACTION: Inside The Institute, a quarterly e-newsletter jointly published by NELA and The Institute.

We are pleased to announce that The Institute received a $75,000 cy pres award from the Minneapolis based law firm of Nichols Kaster, PLLP.

On July 18, 2008, The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy (The Institute) was recognized by the Ohio-based law firm Dworken & Bernstein Co., LPA and its sponsoring organization Ohio Lawyers Give Back, as one of 34 local, state and national nonprofit groups that received a portion of a $14 million cy pres award distribution, the largest in U.S. history. The donation was made possible by Dworken & Bernstein and Grange Mutual Insurance Company. "The Institute will use this extraordinary gift to make an immediate impact on its mission of ensuring equality and justice in the American workplace. We are honored to be among the many deserving organizations recognized by Dworken & Bernstein and Grange Mutual that are making a difference in our society," said Bruce A. Fredrickson, The Institute's president.