West Virginia's minimum wage has been the same since 2016. (Photo by Jennifer Miranda/Getty Images) Americans uniformly believe that workers deserve a basic standard of living free from employer ...

A debate over Boulder County’s minimum wage pits the cost of living against the cost of keeping local farms alive.

Nearly one year after the American presidential election of 2024, in which the high cost of living was a critical factor and ...

The Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Local News Project interviews Democrat Abigail Spanberger as part of their ...

Utilizing data from Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), H-2A employers will now pay wages based on tiers of ...

Democrat Karen “Kacey” Carnegie and Republican Mike Lamonea will face off in the general election for a two-year term to ...

One candidate for governor looked north, promising to deal with the challenges she says Virginia faces from Washington. The other looked at what she said she has helped Gov. Glenn Youngkin do.

Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.

Virginia’s minimum wage will rise on Jan. 1 from the current $12.41 an hour to $12.77, the state Department of Labor and Industry said Monday. That’s a 2.9% increase, which is pegged to the 2.9% rise ...

Virginia gubernatorial candidates lay out dueling economic visions for the state's workforce and business future.

Utilizing data from Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), H-2A employers will now pay wages based on tiers of job experience requirements and receive adjustments to offset the nonwage ...

Republican state Del. Ian Lovejoy wants to continue his work in the Virginia House of Delegates representing voters in part ...