DENVER, Colo.—The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is proposing new regulations that would expand the number of workers eligible for overtime pay and raise the salary threshold for exemptions.
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Chicago lawyer who has filed 21 class-action lawsuits against unions over the last two years is being funded by a wealthy “litigation finance” firm, The Intercept reported Dec. 23.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida state workers rallied outside the capitol building here Dec. 18, urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant them 5% raises and 2% cost-of-living increases. The governor’s proposed budget for
SPOKANE, Wash.—Miners on strike in Idaho for 2½ years narrowly rejected a contract agreement that would have ended the walkout. The vote, announced Dec. 16 by United Steelworkers Local 5114,
NEW YORK, N.Y.—“It’s been three years with no money. It’s tough,” says Jason, one of the 1,800 workers at the Spectrum cable-TV company who’ve now been on strike for more
SEATTLE, Wash.—More than 8,000 nurses and caregivers at Swedish Medical Center, the largest health-care provider in the Seattle, area have voted to authorize strikes, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW announced Dec. 19.
BERKELEY, Calif.—The costs of job-based health coverage for workers in California have risen much faster than wages over the past ten years, according to a study released earlier this month
NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio is urging NYS Governor Cuomo to sign the NYC Design-Build Act. The legislation would save the City $300 million dollars of 49 key
NEW YORK, NY — NYC Care which provides no-cost or low-cost healthcare, has enrolled more than 10,000 New Yorkers in the Bronx since its launch in August. The program will be
WASHINGTON—The bipartisan deal reached this week to continue funding the federal government will repeal the 40% tax on expensive health-care plans, nicknamed the “Cadillac tax.” The tax, imposed by the
