The state's minimum wage is headed toward $15 per hour. But a group of business owners said it doesn't go far enough to ensure an appropriate wage for working people, and are pushing to tie the mi...

By Harm Verhuizen, AP MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said March 7 he would consider rejecting a Republican budget plan that doesn’t significantly increase pay for correc...

On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule change that would ban non-compete clauses from contract negotiations, rescinding existing contracts as well as banning new ones. The ...

As a general rule, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require that employees other than minors receive any breaks, whether paid or unpaid. Rather, FLSA regulations set forth only when br...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Not all children filling many vacant U.S. jobs are working the drive-thru window, pushing carts or helping on the family farm — jobs typically associated with teenagers lea...

Dive Brief: The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection reduced the proposed minimum wage for app-based delivery drives by nearly $4 an hour, the department said Tuesday. Despi...

In response to a dramatic spike in child-labor violations, the Biden administration has launched a wide-ranging push to compel employers to obey the law. Among the initiatives: a Department of Lab...

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California’s Julie Su faces a fierce, and likely ugly, battle to win confirmation for U.S. Secretary of Labor. Chances are good she’ll win the fight, since 51 senators caucus with the Democrats, an...

California’s Julie Su faces a fierce, and likely ugly, battle to win confirmation for U.S. Secretary of Labor. Chances are good she’ll win the fight, since 51 senators caucus with the Democrats, an...