As the affordability crisis accelerates, workers around the country are pushing for minimum wage hikes that make the Fight ...

On February 26, 2026, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a new notice of proposed rulemaking that would significantly revise the test used under the Fair Labor Standards Act ...

A Labor Dept. proposed rule will make it more expensive to hire H-1B visa holders and sponsor employment-based immigrants.

The county has contracted Cornell ILR Ithaca Co-Lab to study whether the local minimum wage should be higher than $16 an hour ...

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering three proposals to raise the minimum wage beyond its scheduled increase to $17 an hour ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers have set their salaries to grow on autopilot over the years through a law that ensures their pay will keep pace with the rising cost of living. Their lowest-paid constituents, ...

Nineteen states raised their minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2026, including Hawaii ($16), Michigan ($13.73), and Nebraska ($15). Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., are raising their minimum wages on July ...

Wednesday, March 4, the Virginia Senate passed SB1 following approval from the Virginia House of Delegates. This law codifies the state hourly minimum wage of $12.77 per hour that went into effect on ...

As American and Israeli armed forces hunt Iranian missile launchers, radar sites and warships, Iran is taking aim at a different set of targets: the civilian institutions that define the modern age of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty states raised minimum wages so far in 2026, and a majority of increases went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Over 8.3 million ...

January marked a change in payroll across the United States. Nineteen states increased their minimum wage on the first of the year, and three more are expected to see increases later in the year.