The U.S. Department of Labor will cut minimum wages for foreign seasonal farmworkers, arguing farmers can no longer bear escalating labor costs. A rule set to take effect immediately will count ...

Labor Day is fast approaching. And while it's recognized by many as a three-day weekend and a chance to recuperate, its origins go far beyond that. The holiday was created in the late 19th century to ...

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new interim final rule (IFR) for H-2A guestworker Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) makes significant changes to the wage calculation for farm laborers nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the launch of Project Firewall, under which the agency is expected to conduct more frequent and rigorous labor condition application (LCA) audits ...

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2025-3 which formally prohibits WHD from seeking or collecting liquidated ...

Average hourly wages increased 4.1% over the past 12 months, faster than the rate of inflation, according to the Labor Department’s January jobs report out Friday. In January alone, nonfarm hourly ...

The Department of Labor is looking to repeal or rewrite 60 workplace requirements it calls “obsolete.” If approved, these wide-ranging rollbacks would affect working conditions in mines, minimum wage ...