Democratic state senators took public testimony Tuesday on a sweeping labor standards proposal that aims to incrementally ...

The average wage earned by an American worker rose a sharp 0.5% in January, more than twice the typical increase. How come? Most likely because higher minimum wages kicked in in a number of states.

Near a row of plastic domes, a group of other migrant workers was setting the stage for replanting. A pickup truck emerged ...

In a 2015 report, Human Rights Watch said they often were housed in makeshift and inadequate accommodations and “were paid salaries significantly below the legal minimum wage, forced to work ... Faced ...

A state law promising to crackdown on employers' use of undocumented labor has produced no business citations.

The Slovenian Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Jan. 24 announced a 1.9 percent increase, to 1,277.72 euros (US$1,340.03) from 1,253.90 euros (US$1,315.05), in the ...

Is that considered low when the city’s minimum wage is just $7.25 an hour? But the minimum wage in Pennsylvania is almost irrelevant because of today’s labor market. Unemployment is low, and many ...

Their employers now needed to offer them higher wages and better working conditions. The regulations also mandated that employers seeking authority to use the H-2 program try harder to recruit ...

Florida distinguishes itself as one of the few southern states in the U.S. to adopt such a progressive wage hike, aligning with a national trend aimed at enhancing labor conditions and reducing ...

The ordinance has increased minimum wage in unincorporated King County to $20.29 an hour, but there are exceptions based on ...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York has a separate, lower minimum wage for restaurant workers who earn tips but that could change under a bill revived this year by state lawmakers and their supporters.

About two-thirds of them are women, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many are supporting their families on minimum wages set at the federal government's floor of $7.25 an hour.