New minimum wages for Minnesota nursing home workers received final federal approval and will take effect on Sept. 10, more than three years after the state Legislature created a nation-leading labor standards board to set pay and working standards for some of the state’s lowest-paid workers. Thousands of workers will receive raises with the new […]
Nate Willems, the Democrat running for Iowa Attorney General, said he plans to create an enforcement unit dedicated to wage theft recovery if elected in 2026. Willems, a labor lawyer and former state representative, released a “Protecting Your Paycheck” policy platform Wednesday as part of his campaign for Iowa attorney general in 2026, focused on […]
"You should not be worried that the person helping you is distracted by thoughts of losing their apartment, or how they're going to make rent," said one worker.
State Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) rises at the end of every legislative session with one message for lawmakers. “It’s been 7,309 days since Pennsylvania last raised the minimum wage,” she said at the end of the session on July 12, immediately after the legislature passed this year’s budget without a wage increase. “This year marked […]
Even though Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret pumped the brakes on Lincoln setting its own minimum wage, the story is more than an accounting of dollars and cents. It also includes whether voters’ voices are being muted or which branch of state government gets to decide. Another narrative, this one about the principles of […]
A full-time Ohio worker needs to be making at least $23.82 an hour to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week. This is slightly more than a 5% increase from last year — which was $22.51, according to National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition […]
“They have committed to making sure that they're stable working conditions, a good livable wage and benefits package for the area, and to use apprenticeships as well.”
Helena will pay 30+ union firefighters $900,000 in total backpay to settle a conflict between the union and city after an arbitrator determined Helena’s new wage system provided inadequate compensation.
