Workers within the public and private sector have the right to work according to fair labor standards. Employees have equal rights related to all aspects of their employment and work environment. The ...

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sept. 6 calling on federal agencies to adopt a series of “high-road labor standards,” according to an announcement from the White House, continuing the ...

In June 1938, Congress passed one of the most important labor laws in U.S. history. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed during the New Deal era of social and economic reforms, and marked ...

The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal law that establishes a minimum wage, requires overtime pay for workers who work more than 40 hours in a week and regulates child labor. The FLSA also ...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday confirmed to HR Dive that it won’t be moving forward with its embattled apprenticeship rule meant to update the existing Registered Apprenticeship program. The ...

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The U.S. and other trade negotiators working on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) have been in San Francisco this week to wrap up see how much progress they can put on paper ...

The Trade Act of 2002 requires that nations provide their workers with what it calls “internationally recognized worker rights” in or der to receive certain trade preferences. The act defines these ...

Restaurant owners and labor unions are squaring off as the city of Minneapolis moves closer to establishing an advisory committee with the power to recommend business regulations. More than two years ...