For years, the state’s main source of funds for college students was its merit-based HOPE Scholarship. Now, lawmakers are ...

Georgia has fallen behind most states by refusing to raise its minimum wage above the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. The state should do right by its workers.

The February jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor shows the nation lost about 92,000 jobs in January, with Georgia seeing its share of job losses as well, with over 1,700 jobs lost from ...

You accepted a new job, gave notice at your old one, and showed up ready to work. Then payday came and went with nothing in ...

Two big shakeups occurred on the fourth day of candidate qualifying at the Georgia State Capitol Thursday afternoon as Democratic state Sen. Nabilah Parkes switched statewide races and Democratic ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels. War with Iran delivers another shock to ...

Six years after the Oregon Employment Department suffered a historic meltdown during the pandemic, the agency still routinely ...

Alabama pays unemployment benefits weekly, usually on the next business day after certification. Claimants who certify on ...

In a crowded field for Georgia governor, four candidates took part in a Democratic candidate forum held Saturday at Living Faith Tabernacle in Forest Park.

Hamburg Highway Superintendent Ted Casey provided The Buffalo News with a state Labor Department form disputing unemployment benefits to his opponent, Ed Hughes.

The US Department of Labor announced formal steps to examine fraud and improper payment risks within California’s Unemployment Insurance program. In a letter to the state’s Employment Development ...

The Labor Department deployed a “strike team” to California to address federal findings of improper payments and alleged fraud within the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program. California has ...