City staff will draft an ordinance after gathering stakeholder input. Supporters say the policy protects workers and boosts local economies. Critics warn it could increase project costs and deter ...

A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...

The U.S. Department of Labor implemented new regulations last week that will lower wages for many farmworkers in the Northwest. Over the last decade, farms in the region have increased their use of ...

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The New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced Oct. 1 that New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase by $0.43 to $15.92 per hour for most employees, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

A new wage rate rule for agricultural guestworkers takes a much-needed step towards reforming regulations that have put labor out of reach for many of America’s farmers. The Department of Labor ...

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — The statewide minimum wage in New Jersey is set to increase once more at the beginning of 2026. Starting on Jan. 1, the minimum wage will increase by $0.43 per hour for most ...

Wages in Poland grew their slowest since 2021 in August, coming in below analysts’ expectations and raising the prospect of an interest rate cut next month. Wage growth slowed to 7.1% year-on-year ...

New Jersey residents experienced a significant increase in their electric bills this past summer due to a jump in wholesale electricity prices. The price increase is driven by a decrease in power ...

Both houses of the New York State legislature passed a bill this summer that would mandate that construction and fabrication work done off-site for public work projects be compensated at New York’s ...

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Aug. 26 that Geraldo DeAlmeida, 57, of South River, New Jersey, and his corporation, R&L Concrete, Inc., pleaded guilty to Willful ...