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The following is a statement by Christine L. Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, on the refusal(…)

Spurred by growing wave of state and local minimum wage increases, bill would make California’s minimum wage the highest in(…)

Measure signed into law Tuesday night – dubbed a “repeal and replace bill” by Senate GOP sponsor – establishes $9.25(…)

New report finds nearly 40% of workers in Chicago remain stuck in low-wage jobs paying less than $15 per hour

Georgia could be next state to give qualified applicants with convictions a fair chance to work

We are dismayed by President Obama’s decision to honor Walmart today. Its pay and labor practices are appalling—and should be(…)

Report Shines Light on Efforts to Hold Employers Accountable for Subcontractors’ Labor Abuses

NEW YORK—The quality of jobs being created in the recovery gained renewed attention this week with a report from the(…)

“Today, a bi-partisan majority of Senators—55—stood with the vast majority of Americans—more than 70 percent—in support of raising the minimum(…)