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Child labor violations are up 69%. Here’s what Congress is doing to address it.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWASHINGTON − While mired in the thick of a war in Israel, electing a speaker and the possibility of...
Hampton Beach Shirt Factory fined for wage violations, ordered to pay $124K for 40 workers
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHAMPTON — A Hampton Beach retailer was fined about $18,000 for wage violations, and an additional...
Popeyes overworked 13-year-olds with long, late shifts, feds say. Franchisee pays up
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThree Popeyes restaurants in California overworked 13-year-olds and other teen employees with shifts...
Could the Senate pass federal bill for shorter workweek? Here's what to know
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWASHINGTON − There's a revived effort on Capitol Hill to make a shorter workweek the new norm. Sen....
Some Disabled People Are Paid Below Minimum Wage. This Bill Would End That.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of lawmakers in Congress is vying to end subminimum wages for disabled people, a policy that...
Hingham settles with town workers in wage dispute. Here are the details
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHINGHAM − The town has agreed to a settlement that would pay 33 public works employees a total of...
Child labor violations in Vermont and other states called out by feds
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVermont businesses have failed to protect teenage workers, and now the U.S. Department of Labor is...
Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPresident Joe Biden joins striking United Auto Workers on the picket line on Sept. 26, 2023,...
More Tennessee Waffle House workers file lawsuit saying they weren't paid minimum wage
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTwo more former employees have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against a Waffle House...
2023: the year of rising child labor
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCounter area, kitchen and menus are visible in wide angle view in interior of McDonald's restaurant in San Ramon, California. The labor market stayed...