minimum wage

ALBANY (TNS) —New Yorkhas a separate, lower minimum wage for restaurant workers who earn tips but that could change under a bill revived this year by ...

In advance of her upcoming 2025 State of the State Address onJan. 14, Gov.Kathy Hochulis promoting several initiatives intended to address the cost-of...

It was a political stunt for the ages when former President Donald Trump donned a McDonald’s apron to work the fry machine and drive-thru window. Whet...

ALBANY (TNS) — When it comes to legislation, the reality for business leaders in New York is that they are often on the defensive — that is, they are ...

Local state lawmakers thought Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address Tuesday was vague and they differed in their response to her call for bai...

ALBANY (TNS) — As state lawmakers voted Thursday to boost their own pay during a special legislative session, their staff members — often deemed the b...

ALLEGANY — The 71st annual Salamanca High School Alumni Association reunion banquet was held Saturday at the Robert A. Livingston Community Center wit...

ALBANY (TNS) — Upstate minimum wage workers will see an income boost starting Jan. 1. The state Department of Labor announced Monday that the minimum ...

It has been more than a decade since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour and will remain so after the Senate in Mar...

Business owners should narrow their eyes on a federal court ruling that highlights the need for caution when determining how workers should be compens...

ALBANY (TNS) — If the minimum salary of home health care aides was increased to $35,000, it would not only lift those in the field out of poverty, but...

ALBANY (TNS) — The minimum wage is set to rise in all parts of New York state outside of New York City next month. The minimum hourly wage will rise t...

(TNS) In recent decades, we have rarely seen so much worker anger and so many strikes as we’ve seen since COVID-19 hit America. Fears of the virus hav...

Workers across New York state may see their paychecks increase starting next week. Upstate New York will see minimum wage increase from $11.10 to $11....

Every year, it seems like the holidays hit retail earlier and earlier—Christmas candy displays mingling with Halloween candy displays, emails remindin...

OLEAN — About the same number of workers locally collected unemployment in November, while hourly pay for many workers went up this week. The unemploy...

OLEAN — Daniel Crum and his classmates found themselves Thursday in a scene right out of “Shark Tank,” albeit one with an Olean twist. The Olean High ...

It’s hard to be poor. It’s hard to struggle to keep a roof over your head and food on the table. The struggle is real, and it’s made harder by misunde...