We examined the injustices of prison labor nationwide — and lay the foundation for a more equitable path forward. Our nation incarcerates more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and ...

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Manual labor employees face elevated arthritis risk long before symptoms appear, but early ergonomic intervention, task redesign and evidence-based prevention strategies can protect joint health, ...

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In a significant decision for employers–particularly those that rely on staffing agencies, labor halls, or mobile workforces–the Eleventh Circuit recently clarified important limits on what qualifies ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Several states are increasingly relaxing child labor laws, as studies show labor violations on the rise and teens are being injured at work. Since the pandemic, it’s now easier in ...

There were fewer local workers detasseling seed corn in Iowa in 2025 than in previous years as the number of temporary migrant laborers with H-2A visas doing the jobs increased, according to data ...

More than 3 out of 10 workers were found to not receive paid leave on Labor Day. On the afternoon of the 26th, the civic ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Buried deep within an otherwise routine state employment report for December is a troubling mystery. Colorado is starting to see an alarmingly large number ...

Weeks after the Trump administration lowered minimum wages for some temporary farmworkers, the Trump Organization sought approval to hire 36 foreign workers for its Virginia winery at a pay rate ...