A wage board at the state Department of Labor on Friday endorsed a proposal to lower the overtime threshold for agriculture businesses from 60 hours to 40 hours a week, a move praised by labor ad...

Although count one has been dismissed, former Greenbrier Valley Airport Director Stephen Snyder’s case against the Greenbrier County Commission and Airport Authority continues through the Greenbr...

WAGES for workers are rising across various states in the country this year. While the federal minimum wage isn’t $15 yet - a major campaign promise by President Joe Biden - 21 states hiked pay a...

The thousands of people paid to plant corn, pick apples and milk cows in New York often work long days, six days a week — and earn overtime only after 60 hours of labor. The state is now looking ...

Massachusetts is one of handful of states to have adopted the stringent “ABC” test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee. That has made it one of the most fert...

In response to a certified question posed by the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court on Jan. 27, 2022, resolved a years-long split among California c...

State minimum wage to rise to $12 in 2023 RICHMOND, Va. – Two bills introduced by Republicans to halt future minimum wage increases have advanced to the House floor. Minimum wage in Virginia in...

Two bills introduced by Republicans to halt future minimum wage increases have advanced to the House floor. Minimum wage in Virginia increased to $11 an hour on Jan. 1 and is set to increase to $...

2nd Chance, a documentary directed by Ramin Bahrani that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, documents the rise and fall of Richard Davis, founder of Second Chance Body A...

New York State recently enacted legislation amending and significantly expanding whistleblower protections under § 740 of the New York Labor Law. The amended law, effective as of January 26, 2022...