A federal judge found that the plaintiffs, U.S. citizens working in the fields, had not shown that their pay would reduced ...
When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum ...
USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit research geneticists, scientists, and technicians harvest, tag, and bundle samples from test crops in rows of sugarcane in Houma, La. (USDA photo). A federal court has ...
Computer Employees: In California, certain computer software employees are exempt from state overtime requirements if they receive a certain hourly or salary rate. In 2026, the minimum hourly rate ...
The Reshoring Institute has published a “2025 Minimum Wage Rate Study” that identifies the costs across the United States to pay workers, including those working in manufacturing jobs. Minimum wage ...
The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since July 2009, the longest period without an increase since the wage floor was established in 1938. Fortunately it only applies in states that have no ...