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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...
100 Years On, We're Having the Same Debate About Child Labor
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSpindle boys in Georgia cotton mill. Photo by Lewis Hine. Undated. Credit - Bettmann Archive/Getty...
The 4-day workweek is among the UAW's strike demands: Why some say it's a good idea
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoAn agreement could be looming any day after thousands of autoworkers in three Midwest states walked...
Farmworker overtime is coming. Is Oregon ready?
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill that requires agricultural employers to pay their workers overtime takes effect Jan. 1, and some farmers already are trying to find ways around...
Labor, Frances Perkins and Social Security have something in common
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLabor Day was intended to be more than the last gasp of summer and more than a great day for...
Biden Just Saved the 40-Hour Work Week
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 1 month agoApril 23 marked a defining moment for the Biden administration, a watershed of multiple significant actions to protect the interests of working people....
States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law in 2023 that lets children under 16 work without...
Labor proposal could upend rules for gig workers, companies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Biden administration proposed new standards Tuesday that could make it more difficult to...
Gig Workers Face New Rules
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom the The Morning Dispatch on The Dispatch Lawrence Thomas—a delivery driver for Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub—pictured in his car at his home in...
NY sets overtime threshold for farm workers. Has it worked in other states?
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNote: This story has been updated to accurately list several states that lowered their overtime...