A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction July 2, ordering the U.S. Department of Labor to immediately reinstate prevailing piece-rate pay for picking apples, cherries and berries in ...

Tempe officials passed a new ordinance that requires companies contracted to work on city projects to pay workers a fair wage, a move that will almost certainly get the city sued by groups that ...

LANSING — Democrats opened hearings Thursday on legislation that would toughen and expand Michigan's prevailing wage law, requiring construction companies to register with and pay fees to the state ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. In a state that boasts the nation’s second-highest rate of unsheltered homelessness, the largest ...

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 requires that foreign workers admitted to the U.S. on work visas “not adversely affect the wages and working condition of U.S. workers similarly employed.” ...

Tempe will decide on Thursday whether to pass a new ordinance that would increase how much construction contractors' workers get paid. Support for those workers could come at a hefty price. It could ...