After more than 40 days without pay, 1.4 million federal employees can finally expect compensation for the weeks they worked during the historic government shutdown. The Senate’s bipartisan ...

Since December 2025, the following hospitals and health systems have said they plan to raise their workers’ pay. Editor’s note: This webpage was created Jan. 9 and is updated ...

The widening rift between the haves and the have-nots continues to be borne out in federal data, as a Thursday Bureau of ...

Wage inequality is rising. According to Investopedia, the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in 2025 was 348-to-1. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) puts that number at 281 in 2024 compared with ...

During a government shutdown, both furloughed employees and those deemed 'excepted' are entitled to retroactive pay. This is mandated by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, which ...

A discussion of common workers’ compensation issues for private employers relating to covered employers and employees, compensable injuries, compensation benefits, and leave.

1. Registered nurses at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., ratified a new labor contract. The deal includes improved staffing grids, wage increases of 4.25% in 2025, 3.5% in 2026 and 3% in ...