In Broome County, the unemployment rate sits at 3.6% as of January 3, 2025, lower than the long-term average of 5.67%.

The union representing fast food workers wants to hike the minimum wage above $20 an hour to $20.70 an hour — which ...

A new year means the start of a new legislative session in Harrisburg. Lawmakers returned to the State Capitol for the first ...

An analysis led by New York University researchers determines which public policies effectively prevent suicide deaths in the United States. But it’s not just policies that limit firearms and expand ...

New York University researchers have explored how a variety of public policies — not just those explicitly targeting mental ...

Many states automatically raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1 like Arizona, Virginia, Connecticut and Minnesota. In others, like Florida and Missouri, specific ballot measures have legislated the ...

As the calendar turns to 2025, New York joins a growing list of states raising their minimum wage, aiming to reach $15 or ...

In California, 29 cities set new wage floors, including $17 per hour in Oakland, while seven towns in Washington raised their ...

New NYS Measures Taking Effect in 2025. Several new measures have now taken effect in New York State. The hourly minimum wage for non-tipped workers increases to $16.50 in NYC, We ...

Increased Paid Family Leave and workers’ compensation benefits took effect on Jan. 1, providing more financial support for ...

An advisory was sent to the city's 270 EMTs and paramedics assigned to the three EMS stations in Midtown and Lower Manhattan ...

Manhattan: The recent op-ed “N.Y. must end the subminimum wage now” (Jan. 2) contains a major error. There’s no such thing as ...