Yannet Lathrop

Yannet Lathrop is a senior researcher and policy analyst for the National Employment Law Project (NELP). As an expert on minimum wage and preemption policies, she is regularly invited by state and local campaigns to provide strategy, policy, and research advice, and to testify before legislative bodies.  

Yannet has authored numerous research products, and her work has appeared in local, national and international media, including PBS News Hour, National Public Radio, CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 

Before joining NELP, Yannet served as policy analyst for the Michigan League for Public Policy, and as researcher for IXmaps at the University of Toronto. She holds advanced degrees from the University of Toronto and the New School for Social Research, and a Professional Certificate in Labor Studies from the City University of New York.