The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide.

The railroad must also provide back pay and damages after OSHA determined the company retaliated against the worker for refusing to license an untrained manager.

Immigration in Iowa promises state, communities growth, projection shows. But the road's rocky, paved with tragedy, concern about worker exploitation.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, got into a heated exchange at a House hearing Tuesday that culminated with Mace challenging Crockett by asking if she wanted to “take it outside.”

With not nearly enough Americans interested in ag work, farmers must spend thousands of dollars each year to bring in foreign workers legally on temporary visas

A research firm contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a report on forced labor in the global supply chain, the role it plays in international trade and how the U.S. can prevent the importing of goods made by slaves.

Arizona farm owners hire workers under the H-2A program to plant, weed, thin, harvest and pack crops, filling jobs that would otherwise go vacant.

About thirty years ago, when I immigrated to the United States, I thought that the United States had a free market economy, including free labor markets. Many immigrants (and those born in the United States) still think so. Unfortunately, the changes in ...

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley joined other candidates for Democratic National Committee leadership posts Thursday who largely embraced President Joe Biden’s warnings of an oligarchy taking shape in America.

West Virginia Northern Community College has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of the Strengthening Community Colleges

A new lawsuit by a trade group for employers seeks to void a Biden administration-backed federal rule intended to help ensure that the estimated 175 million Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services.