Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The colors of a John Deere tractor match the colors of tobacco in a field in Duplin County. The bottom leaves, or lugs, are near ...

The federal minimum wage in the United States has remained at $7.25 per hour since July 2009, marking the longest period without an increase since the law's inception in 1938. This stagnation ...

For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave ...

The state House on Tuesday passed the latest version of a minimum wage increase and introduced the main appropriations bill for the 2026-27 budget. While notable steps forward in theory, the chances ...

Hiring employees in another state can open the door to top talent, business expansion, and increased flexibility. However, it ...

Every year, foreign workers come to the United States on temporary visas to perform agricultural jobs that U.S. workers are not available to fill. These workers are required under federal law to be ...

Two current and former Republican election officials have now thrown cold water on President Trump’s new push to demand the ...

As New York rolls out its first charter‑mandated racial‑equity plan and “true cost of living” report, immigrant journalists ...

The minimum wage in the U.S. Virgin Islands will rise to $12.00 per hour beginning April 24, 2026, in the first of a newly enacted schedule of annual increases that will push the minimum wage to ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour on September 30, 2026. The increase is the result of a constitutional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The federal minimum wage is increasing by 40 cents per hour on April 1, 2026. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press - image credit) ...

Louisiana lawmakers rejected a bill that would have established a state minimum wage higher than the federal minimum of $7.25 ...