Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in constructionWooden planks with nails covered the site where Antonio, a construction day laborer in Houston, Texas, was helping clear fencing last December. The contractor that hired him provided no protection, he said – so when he slipped, and a nail struck him just above the ankle, it became “really swollen”.Antonio was given hydrogen peroxide, and the contractor promised to get him medical...
(The Center Square) – Retail giant Walmart has agreed to pay nearly $190,000 following an investigation into possible violations of gig and app-based worker laws. The Seattle Office of Labor Standards alleged that Walmart failed to provide premium pay and a notice of rights to gig workers in violation of the temporary Gig Worker Premium Pay Ordinance. The company also allegedly failed to establish an accessible paid sick and safe time system for gig workers to...
GOVERNORS, yesterday, commended workers on their resilience and promised to prioritise their welfare and ensure better working conditions including pay rise.
Unionized workers in the US saw record raises, while nonunion workers’ pay barely beat inflation over the past 12 months.
About 4 million more workers will qualify for overtime when the rule is fully implemented.
About 4.3 million U.S. workers who previously didn't qualify for overtime
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S.
Frontline workers in California have earned millions since 2019. Watchdogs have slammed local government for spending billions. One fire captain earned $169,764 in 2022, but racked up $502,681 in overtime. READ MORE:
There are strong indications that workers will wait for a longer time to receive a new national minimum wage as negotiations have stalled amid excruciating economic hardship and mass suffering in the country.
Millions of salaried workers will soon qualify for overtime pay under a final rule released by the US Department of Labor on Tuesday. The new rule raises the salary threshold under which salaried employees are eligible for overtime in two stages. The threshold will increase to the equivalent of an annual salary of $43,888, or $844 a week, starting July 1, and then to $58,656, or $1,128 a week, on January 1, 2025. About 4 million more workers will qualify for overtime when the rule is fully...
Overtime pay would cover 4 million more workers by January 1 under a new Biden administration rule that boosts the salary threshold for exemption
Walmart US CEO talks inflation, self-checkout, and paying six-figures to non-college degree workers.