Employers are hesitant to increase base pay, instead opting for short-term incentives like signing bonuses. Despite rising corporate profits and inflationary pressures, wages have barely budged for ...

Prevailing wages can be a good thing ( Pro / Con: Should public works projects pay prevailing wages?” Nov. 27). I spent my entire career in the construction industry and worked for a nonunion company.

Since 2020, wages have outpaced inflation for the majority of American workers. Average wages for most US workers are up roughly 25.7% since 2020, while inflation is up about 20.9%. Despite strong ...

The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

Why isn’t the good work ordinary people do valued in this country? Why can’t everyone who works hard receive a living wage? I understand that some are upset with “entitlement” programs and think that ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Further changes are coming to how Ann Arbor awards big contracts for street construction and other projects, giving more preference to bidders who provide good wages and benefits for ...