AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Standards released the 2026 prevailing wage rates for construction trades working on public construction projects today. The updated rates will ...

The new year will see dozens of states, cities and counties raising the minimum wage locally, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the ...

Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — Charges against a Southampton contractor who was indicted last year after he was accused of not paying the prevailing wage to his employees have been dismissed, his attorney said.

The U.S. Department of Labor implemented new regulations last week that will lower wages for many farmworkers in the Northwest. Over the last decade, farms in the region have increased their use of ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Anthony Villa, president and business manager of Local 290, the carpenters union for much of Long Island, and a board member of the North Atlantic States ...

Both houses of the New York State legislature passed a bill this summer that would mandate that construction and fabrication work done off-site for public work projects be compensated at New York’s ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Mike Florio, chief executive of the Long Island Builders Institute. Long Island’s development climate has seen a tremendous influx of new projects in the last ...

A package of three bills to expand prevailing wage mandates that could significantly increase construction wage rates in New York is now on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk for approval or veto. The proposals ...