When an employer-sponsored benefit is not related to employee pay or services, it cannot be factored into wage garnishment, the U.S. Department of Labor stated in an opinion letter published Dec. 18.

This likely contributed to 20 states passing laws doubling the minimum wage to approach a so-called livable wage. This, and the resulting ripple effect, will help working-class folks in those ...

A WAGE dispute at a Chinese-run mining company in Gweru turned violent Tuesday when an aggrieved employee threatened to crush his employer with an excacator after failing to get his dues.

The non-implementation of the government-mandated minimum wage of Rs37,000 has been a pressing concern. Most of the organisations — both in public and private sectors — are hiring workforce ...

The standard minimum wage in Michigan is rising to $10.56 an hour starting Jan. 1, the first of two scheduled increases to the base wage in the state slated this year. Starting Jan. 1, the hourly ...

The letter to the editor in Wednesday’s Sentinel ... most folks will readily understand it: Change the wage cap. For 2024, the Social Security wage base limit (the maximum amount of earnings ...

MIAMI — Minimum-wage workers in Florida will see a subtle increase in their paycheck in 2025 thanks to a state constitutional amendment approved by voters nearly five years ago. In 2020 ...

Editor: During the increasing cost of living and demands that many workers face, having advances in worker protections and wages is one of the best ways a company can show they care about their ...

Ten states will offer a minimum wage of $15 an hour or higher. Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching ...

Outgoing presidents traditionally leave a letter for the incoming president. Former President Joe Biden wished President Donald Trump "all the best for the next four years" in the letter he left ...

Tyson Foods is among a nine-strong group of US poultry processors that have agreed to settle a wage dispute stretching back more than two decades. The meat giant and the eight other defendants ...