Florida lawmakers could take up an exemption to the state’s minimum wage law. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow exemptions to the state’s minimum wage law, which increased to $15 an ...

Rep. Ryan Chamberlin filed HB 221 on Oct. 17, which would let some workers sign waivers allowing employers to pay them less than $14 per hour.

While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the Fair Labor Standards Act—the same rate since it was last raised in 2009—many states have their own minimum wage rules in place, and will be ...

The United States will see another round of state minimum wage increases beginning in October 2025, as part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) economic package. Although the fe ...

An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year.

(The Center Square) –Ohio’s local governments could soon save money by not paying the state’s minimum wage on public projects. Those governments could pay the minimum but would have the option to ...

State Rep. Ryan Chamberlain, a Republican from Ocala, filed House Bill 221, the On-the-Job Workforce Training Act, on Friday for the 2026 Legislative Session ...

Farm and ranch workers made almost $22 an hour on average last year but still fell just below the state's survival wage.

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

In a bold move to address economic disparities, more than 30 states in the United States will implement minimum wage increases starting October 2025. This initiative, part of the 'One Big Beautiful ...

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After a coalition of farmers and businesses lobbied for months to ask for a pause on future minimum wage increases, the Boulder County commissioners held a public hearing Tuesday on the topic.