A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction July 2, ordering the U.S. Department of Labor to immediately reinstate prevailing piece-rate pay for picking apples, cherries and berries in ...

PORT ANGELES — The cost of building affordable housing is influenced by many factors: limited funding, high interest rates, restrictive regulations and rising construction costs. But there’s one ...

The three-judge panel rejected claims that because voters agreed in 2006 and 2016 to let cities set their own minimum wage, those same cities could require government contractors to pay employees a ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on June 25, 2024, finalized regulations regarding increased credit or deduction amounts for which taxpayers can qualify by meeting prevailing wage and ...

PHOENIX — A Tucson ordinance requiring that workers on city contracts be paid “prevailing wages’’ is illegal, a judge ruled Monday. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bradley Astrowsky acknowledged ...

The Prevailing Wage Requirements and the Apprenticeship Requirements (both as defined below) apply to any taxpayer, contractor or subcontractor that employs laborers and mechanics who work on the ...

Arizona cities cannot pass prevailing wage rules after all, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled. Judge Bradley Astrowsky ruled Friday that Phoenix and Tucson violated state law when they ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. In a state that boasts the nation’s second-highest rate of unsheltered homelessness, the largest ...

Phoenix City Council's passage of a prevailing wage ordinance on Tuesday was a welcome decision. If for no other reason, to settle the issue whether it has the authority to do so. The City Council had ...

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 requires that foreign workers admitted to the U.S. on work visas “not adversely affect the wages and working condition of U.S. workers similarly employed.” ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. When the Oregon Legislature convenes for the 2026 session on Feb. 2, the Senate’s No. 2 leader on ...