What Is Prevailing Wage & Everything You Should Know About It
Any employer hoping to secure a government contract, whether they want to work for a town, state, or federal authority, has to pay... Read More
Walmart Raises Entry-Level Minimum Wage After Corporate Tax Cut
Walmart is raising the minimum entry-level wage for its hourly workers to $11, following similar news from major American employers AT&T and... Read More
Tesla Auto Worker Calls For Union To Improve Pay & Workplace Safety
Electric car manufacturer Tesla is embroiled in a battle over wages and working conditions at the company’s Bay Area production facility. Tesla... Read More
Advocates Attack Labor Nominee Andy Puzder Over Fast-Food Wage Violations
UPDATE – Puzder Withdraws Nomination Just one day before his scheduled confirmation hearings, Andy Puzder withdrew himself from the running to head the Department... Read More
Minimum Wage Increases 2017: A Complete Guide To New State & City Laws
At least 21 States have raised their minimum wages for 2017, along with 10 counties and 19 cities – all of which will... Read More
New York Minimum Wage Increases For 2017
Last year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an ambitious goal: by 2021, the State’s minimum wage will reach $15 per hour.... Read More
Workers’ Rights Violations: 7 Ways Your Employer May Be Breaking Labor Laws
Rightly or wrongly, most employees believe that their employers have a handle on labor laws. In practice, however, thousands of companies are... Read More
How To Sue Over Wrongful Termination
Lose your job? Unfortunately, employment is normally “at-will” in America, meaning that most employees can be fired at any time, for any... Read More
Illegal Discrimination In The Workplace
Discrimination can be obvious, a racial slur or sexist remark, but perhaps more often than not, discriminatory conduct on the job is... Read More
When Is An Unpaid Internship Illegal? [Infographic]
Share this Image On Your Site <p><strong>Please include attribution to WageAdvocates.com with this graphic.</strong></p><br /><br /> <p><a href=’https://wageadvocates.com/unpaid-internship-infographic/’><img src=’https://wageadvocates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Unpaid-Internships-01.png’ alt=’Unpaid Internships’ width=’700px’... Read More