Union leaders say the proposal falls short on key issues like wages, health insurance and retirement security.

Since February, Union workers have continued to pressure Port KC to adopt a prevailing wage policy for taxpayer-funded ...

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The Trump administration’s plans to make H-1B visa holders more costly to hire have spurred new interest in H-1B salaries.

Tucson can't require companies working on city projects to pay what the city decided is a "prevailing wage,'' the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. The three-judge panel rejected claims that the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Port KC is considering new prevailing wage standards on some of the projects that go through the agency. Union leaders have called for it this month, while other workers are pushing ...

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Salem’s Democratic supermajority finds itself in a double bind as lawmakers weigh a bill intended to lower the cost of building affordable apartments. If they approve Senate Bill 1566 — brought ...

Federal student loan borrowers who were bracing for wage garnishment got a major change of plans last month. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it’s pausing all forced collections on ...

In early 2026 the Department of Labor is expected to post a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise upward the pay employers must offer to foreign workers who would have an H-1B visa or an ...

Working when everyone else is asleep can actually be an advantage. Night shifts often come with higher base pay, overtime, or shift differentials. If you’re a night owl, or just willing to trade ...

When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum ...