#MeToo awareness sharpens focus on pay equity After #MeToo, many employment attorneys say they've seen the number of pay-disparity cases spike, and employers are having to adapt by conducting investigations and pay audits.March 8, 2019
MN 2018 job gains far below estimate; Jan. jobless rate at 3 percent Minnesota's job growth for 2018 came in about two-thirds below the 31,000 job gains originally estimated, and growth continues to slow as the labor market tightens, state officials said Thursday.March 7, 2019
Bill raising federal minimum wage to $15 heads to U.S. House floor It's the Democrats' latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate.March 6, 2019
Google pay study finds it underpaid men for some jobs The tech company disbursed almost $10 million to more than 10,000 employees to try to standardize pay. Google says it will continue studying structural issues to ensure compensation is fair.March 5, 2019
Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal changes that some consider a contradiction to President Donald Trump's promise of a continued pathway to the U.S. for the most talented foreigners.February 25, 2019
Snow brings loads of work for clearing crews For Minnesota's public works departments and private snow removal companies, this winter's record-breaking precipitation has meant brisk business, long hours and trying to figure out what to do with those piles of snow.February 13, 2019
Denver teachers strike over base pay After more than a year of negotiations, the teachers union and the school district still can't agree on a base pay increase. The district's plan depends too much on incentive bonuses, the union says.February 11, 2019
House Democrats take aim at wage theft Legislation addressing employers who don't pay employees the money they've earned was the focus of a hearing Wednesday in the House Labor Committee.February 6, 2019
Some federal workers still unpaid after shutdown, dread what's next Nearly two weeks after the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S history, many federal workers are still reeling financially and waiting to be made whole by government agencies that have struggled with payroll glitches and delays in ensuring everyone gets paid.February 6, 2019
Rough day on the job? A lunch club might help you bite back those blues Bad food on top of a bad work day is ... bad. So some co-workers have created a bright spot — a good meal. And while the food is yummy, the care that goes into making a homemade lunch is even better.February 6, 2019
Preparing to return to work, after a life derailed by drugs "Drugs have taken their toll, but I can get back to that person I used to be," says Johnny Petty, who's getting help from a Minneapolis-based program that pairs drug treatment with job counseling and affordable housing.February 1, 2019