The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will begin accepting charges from workers who say their employers violated the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act on June 27, and experts said businesses...

The Seattle City Council passed a resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park), declaring the Council’s intent to consider funding equitable wage i...

Brushing aside the executive branch’s objections, 10 Allegheny County Council members voted Tuesday to override County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s veto and enact a minimum wage for county employee...

The chairmen of the House Ways and Means and Judiciary committees demanded information Tuesday on what they said was retaliation against an IRS whistleblower who accused the U.S. Department of Just...

Washington, D.C.— Last week, Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective ...

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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s minimum wage could increase to $15 an hour by 2026 under a bill passed by the state House on Tuesday, a top priority for Democrats for more than a decade. The state Hou...

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos ((Andrew Burton/Getty Images))In the froth and bubble of the startup world, founders pitch and hustle their early stage products to market but what hap...

A higher minimum wage is one step closer to reality in Pennsylvania, after it passed in the state House on June 20. HARRISBURG, Pa. — A higher minimum wage is one step closer to reality in Pennsylv...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is considered the main rival to former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential nomination race. Below are some of his policy stances, as well as how som...