More than 1,000 California inmates have been fighting the wildfires, a controversial practice that dates back to 1915 and results from a complex intersection of public safety, labor economics, and ...

The Dignity in Pay Act phases out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois — as the state joins 18 other states in getting ...

California is investing in apprenticeships, but some say progress should be measured only by high-quality, state-sanctioned ...

A rumor that half of LA's fire trucks are electric and they have to go back to the firehouse to recharge every eight to ten ...

A few states across the country raised their minimum wage in January 2025, pulling them further ahead of the federal minimum ...

The minimum wage went up 50 cents to $16.50 on Jan. 1. Given the City of Manteca only has a portion of its 450 fulltime workers that are part-time that have what they are paid tied to the minimum wage ...

Some 65 cities across the country rolled out wage increases at the start of the month, and restaurant owners are still ...

According to a recent study from Realtor.com, minimum wages in 23 of the top 50 markets were set to increase at the beginning of the year, which could make rent payments more affordable ...

On January 15, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous decision clarifying the applicable standard ...

Educating employees about sexual harassment — what it is, that it is unlawful, that your organization won’t tolerate it, how to prevent it, how ...

The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, the only privately owned detention center in Washington, can hold up to 1,575 ...

Biden’s record of promises kept, promises broken and compromises is roughly equally split between the three categories, ...