Virginia lawmakers can empower hundreds of thousands of state and local government workers to unionize and bargain collectively over wages, benefits, and working conditions. Doing so will help make ...

The Trump administration will reduce legal immigration, increase deportations and limit the hiring of H-1B visa holders in ...

EVERYTHING OR ANSWER EVERYTHING> HE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN HIS TERM... EARLY NEXT YEAR. ### CALIFORNIA'S MINIMUM WAGE IS SET TO RISE ABOUT 40 CENTS IN THE NEW YEAR. JUMPING FROM 16-50 AN HOUR TO 16-90.

Minimum wage will increase across much of the country in 2026, with raises scheduled in dozens of states, cities and counties as inflation and rising living costs continue to pressure workers’ ...

As signed into Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2024 budget, the state's minimum wage will see its second of two 50-cent increases in 2026. In 2024, the rate rose to $16 per hour in New York City, Westchester ...

Minimum wage earners in Michigan will get a 10% increase in hourly pay starting Jan. 1. The state’s minimum wage will jump from the current $12.48 an hour to $13.73 at the start of the new year.

TOKYO—Japanese companies seem keen to raise wages again next year, despite many bracing for a tariff hit to profits, a central bank report shows days ahead of its next policy meeting. The findings, ...

(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

As we prepare to usher in the New Year, the state of New Jersey will also ring in a slate of new laws for 2026. From wage increases to the helping out Veterans, here's what happening in the state: New ...

Good news for minimum wage workers in Vermont: in 2026, their paychecks will go up. Under Vermont law, the state’s minimum wage must be adjusted annually. In October, the Vermont Department of Labor ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

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