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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.” ...