Minimum wage hikes traditionally have been aimed at helping low-paid workers afford the basics, such as food, medicine and housing. But a growing number of states and localities are raising their pay ...

Most people go to work for the paycheck and benefits. What they typically don’t expect is to have to return some of the money when they leave. But with some benefits — such as signing or retention ...

Unfortunately, if your employer overpays you, you do have to pay it back — but there are rules about how it’s done, so make ...

On average, pay has risen faster than prices in recent years. But the overall picture is complicated — and it’s not just facts versus “vibes.” By Ben Casselman Have Americans’ paychecks kept up with ...

On Monday, October 7, 2024, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published Memorandum GC 25-01, continuing the NLRB’s years-long effort of targeting employment agreements ...

The minimum wage won't increase anymore unless the General Assembly takes action The minimum wage hit its peak of $15 an hour this year Resistance to increasing the tipped minimum wage was fierce ...

The federal government is ramping up its collections engine and could soon go after millions of Americans. One area of concern for the close to 10 million student loan borrowers who are delinquent on ...

Wages still haven't caught up with inflation, four years after the pandemic caused prices to soar and created a cost-of-living crisis for many households, a new study finds. Americans on average are ...

The Labor Department on Monday took key steps to increasing the minimum wages for various federal contractors next January, effectively increasing the topline minimum wage for contract work to $17.75 ...

To avoid federal employment taxes, S corporations may be tempted to understate the wages and salaries of employee/shareholders. The IRS however, may recharacterize what S corporations classify as ...