According to the National Employment Law Project (NELP), workers with records are calling on employers and policymakers across the country to remove unfair barriers to working and supporting their families and communities. Given the confusing tangle of occupational restrictions across the nation, reformers may consider strategically focusing their efforts on the laws governing high-demand industries.

To that end, these NELP factsheets provide information about the state licensing laws regulating growing occupations in eight states and recommend policy improvements for each state.