Ronald Pagliai took a plea deal to pay $500 in legal fees for two cases that were dismissed. On appeal, Supreme Court finds that violates Iowa law.

The H-1B visa program, a crucial path for skilled foreign workers in U.S. industries, is poised for significant regulatory changes, including a new $100,000 fee for applications made outside the U.S.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7 percent in September, according to new ...

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 ...

When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum ...

The United Farm Workers is suing the Trump administration over changes to the H-2A visa program that will result in lower wages for foreign ag labor. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Eastern District ...

Today’s the American Cancer Society’s 49th annual Great American Smokeout, as Iowa smokers are encouraged to give up the routine for at least this one day, or to make a plan to quit. Studies find the ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. EUGENE — On a rainy mid-November afternoon, the only sound coming from vacant building lots clustered ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. The Trump administration will publish a new immigration rule ...

Postville's meatpacking plants have attracted many immigrants and helped to sustain its population. During a busy lunch hour at Postville’s Junior Senior High School, Brendan Knudtson, the ...

THAN YOU OR I DO. NEW AT TEN. IOWA’S GROWING CANCER CASES ARE PUSHING EXPERTS AND SURVIVORS TO SEEK ANSWERS. THE ANNUAL IOWA CANCER SUMMIT WAS HELD TODAY IN ANKENY, WHERE HEALTH EXPERTS DISCUSSED WHAT ...