Takeaways California exempts “the building and construction trades” from its bar on employer discrimination based on an employee’s off-duty use of marijuana. Construction employers may continue to use ...

SB 525, passed in 2023, introduced a new minimum wage scheme for healthcare workers in California. The legislation was ...

More U.S. cities and states are raising their minimum wages, with several now exceeding $20 an hour, reflecting a growing ...

The Labor Department says the goal is to deliver on President Trump’s commitment to restore American prosperity through ...

In California, an employee needs to satisfy both a salary test and a duties test to be classified as an “exempt” employee.

Gov. Jerry Brown offered this defense of his signing a statewide $15 minimum wage into law: “Economically, minimum wages may ...

The New York Times reported last week that the unemployment rate for teens hit 13.4 percent in May, up a full percentage ...

California introduced a groundbreaking $20 minimum wage for specific fast-food workers. This legislative milestone aims to uplift the economic conditions of thousands in a vital industry. But who ...

For operators, inflation isn’t just squeezing margins—it’s forcing questions about strategy and what value means to restaurants and customers alike.  Restaurateurs have felt a 36 percent rise in labor ...

In a historic policy change, California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage during active fires.

A new law, effective July 1, has resulted in an increase in minimum wage rates across 15 states and cities, benefiting millions of U.S. workers. The wage hikes come as a response to the ongoing rise ...