MANCHESTER, N.H. (WCAX) - A Vermont employer will pay tens of thousands of dollars in damages and back pay to an illegally fired employee who sought unpaid wages. The U.S. Department of Labor says...

Minnesota is now the 12th state to adopt a statewide program providing compensation to employees during family and medical leaves. It also joined the over 40 state and local jurisdictions mandating...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate San Antonio is leading the state in wage growth — pay was up 5.4 percent in April — but the city’s workers are still bringing home less...

It’s time again for our mostly rates-only update that summarizes scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of 2023, along with some rate changes that occurred i...

Two former employees at the State Department of Education filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday against Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top aide, alleging they were wrongfull...

Twenty more investigators exit Concerns about enforcement capabilities The federal agency leading the Biden administration’s fight to enforce child labor laws is hiring additional leadership sta...

(NewsNation) — Behind the Washington politicking over who should run the U.S. Department of Labor is something more important: a tug-of-war over worker protections versus the concern that regulati...

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring the operator of a home healthcare provider franchise in Golden Valley to pay $121,000 in back o...

An incendiary legal notice filed against Portland Fire & Rescue Chief Sara Boone and the city of Portland offers a view inside the insular bureau at a time when it is under pressure to change ...

BOSTON — Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps. Now, thanks to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, t...