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 ...

The Trump administration is making significant changes to how it deals with student debt. It has resumed loan collections ...

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 ...

The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great ...

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 ...