Nebraska lawmakers gave final-round approval Wednesday to a bill that would exclude more than 130,000 workers from the paid sick leave requirements that nearly 75% of state voters approved in ...

Ecuador’s parliament has passed a law allowing private companies to help manage protected areas, prompting backlash from ...

Officials raised concerns Thursday about how a federal funding freeze could affect school-related programs in South Florida — with the expected loss of tens of millions of dollars this upcoming ...

Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers ...

The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states ...

Learn what Texas laws say about calling in sick. Discover your rights, federal protections like FMLA and ADA, and employer sick leave policies in Texas.

Jun. 30—The minimum wage in Alaska will rise to $13 and the state's first sick leave requirement will be enacted Tuesday when Ballot Measure 1 goes into effect. Though many Alaska businesses ...

Studies consistently show paid sick leave reduces employee turnover, a significant expense for any business. Replacing and training new staff is far pricier than a few days of paid leave.

This week's letters call on politicians and others to do better when it comes to preserving programs and history that benefit the community.

Nebraska’s HFWA was one of three paid sick time ballot measures voters approved in the November 2024 election (along with Missouri and Alaska), and the Nebraska legislature is now the second to ...

Pittsburgh employers must comply with new paid sick leave rules in 2026, increasing annual caps and accrual rates for businesses of all sizes ...

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that will mandate businesses provide additional paid sick days for workers. Under the city’s existing Paid Sick Days Act ...