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New York Minimum Wage Will Stay The Same For The First Time In Three Years
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (227+ words) Minimum wage is one of those things that has been discussed and fought over for what seems like forever. For the past 10 years, New York has attempted to keep their workers afloat by raising the state's minimum wage alongside inflation....
DOL Scraps Plan to Replace Wage Rules With Informal Guidance (1)
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (121+ words) DOL Scraps Plan to Replace Wage Rules With Informal Guidance Bloomberg Law News The Labor Department has abandoned a plan to remove some nonbinding guidance on wage-and-hour law from its regulations after public comments questioned the benefits. The proposal had…...
Minimum Wage hike: These 5 US states to raise pay in 2027 by up to 60%, with rates hitting $17.73 an hour
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (520+ words) Workers in five US states are set to receive higher minimum wages from 1 January 2027, further widening the gap between state-level pay floors and the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Washington, California, Connecticut, New Jersey and Michigan are among the…...
Blue states set to trigger fresh minimum wage hikes with pay floors more than double federal rate
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (709+ words) Research Director at the Employment Policies Institute, Rebekah Paxton, warns local officials about raising the minimum wage as Alameda County advances highest mandate in U.S. history. Workers across several Democratic-led states are set to ring in 2027 with another pay bump, widening…...
Jobs decline prompts freeze in state minimum wage
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (347+ words) New York won't be able to increase its minimum wage as scheduled on Jan. 1, 2027, after the state's economy missed a key jobs benchmark that freezes the minimum wage. Under the state's existing law, that means the minimum wage starting Jan....
Ohio’s minimum wage will bump up to $11.40 in 2027
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (525+ words) Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $11.40 per hour in 2027 to keep up with inflation. The pay hike, which takes effect Jan. 1, represents a 3.5% increase. Ohio’s hourly minimum wage is currently $11. It is good that the lowest paid workers in the state…...
DOL Given Till Year's End To Fix H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (128+ words) law360.com DOL Given Till Year's End To Fix H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule By MJ Koo · October 5, 2026, 9:11 PM EDT /employment-authority/tracked_cases?case_id=6920efb9350a784fef0cfe04&case_title=United+Farm+Workers+et+al+v.+United+States+Department+of+Labor+et+al United Farm Workers et al v. United States Department…...
NY minimum wage won’t increase in January. Here’s why
20+ hour, 32+ min ago (259+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — For the first time since 2024, New York’s minimum wage will remain untouched, sitting at $17.00/hour downstate and $16.00/hour upstate. By and large, wages upstate have steadily increased since 2013, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor. However, in…...
Judge sets deadline for new H-2A farmworker wages
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (321+ words) Published 3:30 pm Monday, October 5, 2026 A federal judge in California has given the U.S. Department of Labor until Dec. 30 to adopt a new wage scale for seasonal foreign farmworkers. U.S. District Judge Kirk Sherriff in Fresno signed an order Oct. 2 setting the deadline....
Allen & Allen opens 2026 Hometown Heroes Nominations
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (84+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Personal injury law firm of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen is now accepting nominations for its 17th annual Hometown Heroes Awards. The award recognizes Virginians who are making a meaningful impact in their communities. Since 2010, the program has honored…...