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Summary: Kirinyaga Construction saved from compensating more than 40 former workers Sh11 million for alleged unfair dismissal. The Labour Court has saved a construction company associated with Nyeri Senator Ephraim [...]

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call as he reintroduced legislation to make millions of American workers newly eligible for overtime pay when they work more than [...]

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate labor committee, defended middle class workers ability to receive paid overtime by reintroducing the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, which [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Patty Murray: Senator Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate labor committee, reintroduced the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, which would [...]

Byline: Johnbosco Agbakwuru Senator Chris Ngige is the Minister of Labour and Employment. He midwifed the N30,000 Minimum Wage. He has conciliated many Labour disputes with the government. He recently [...]

ALBANY -- The New York State Comptroller's office has rejected tens of thousands of dollars in stipends for five state senators after an investigation revealed that the lawmakers had been [...]

ALBANY -- As the latest ethical scandal swirled around the State Capitol, New York lawmakers on Monday faced a barrage of questions about the propriety, and even legality, of a [...]

ALBANY -- Diane J. Savino, a state senator from Staten Island, is not the chairwoman of the New York State Senate's Codes Committee. But that has not prevented her from [...]

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today helped reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), to address the issue of gender-based pay discrimination.The [...]

The Arlington Food Assistance Center will be an indirect beneficiary of the recently concluded federal-government shutdown.U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who has been an AFAC supporter for years, will donate [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin:Paycheck Fairness Act would strengthen and close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ensure women [...]

Washington: Economic Policy Institute has issued the following press release: At a summit today hosted by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and The Century Foundation (TCF), Vice President Joe Biden [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today questioned the Department of Justice and the Federal [...]

COLD SPRING, KY -- The following information was released by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV): By Mary Dever In an effort to revamp the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) program, [...]

The statement of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno that a salary increase for public school teachers was not a priority at this time was insensitive, if not heartless, Partido Liberal senators [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Senator Patty Murray, Members of the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Nancy Pelosi: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Senator Patty Murray, Members of the Democratic [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by New Hampshire Senator Margaret Wood Hassan: In recognition of Equal Pay Day, Senator Maggie Hassan today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, released the following [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin led a group of her colleagues in sending President-elect Trump a letter calling for [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Delaware Senator Christopher Coons: ' I share the concern s of my constituents and many Americans about recent reports of the recoup [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Georgia Senator David Perdue: U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today released a statement regarding the Pentagon's recoupment of cash bonuses awarded to [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) - ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and [...]

MADISON, WI -- The following information was released by the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Kory Kozloski released the following statement in light of Senator Ron [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill: U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today demanded answers from the Transportation Security Administration in light of the recent resignation [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey: Senator Mazie K. Hirono today marked Equal Pay Day by introducing the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Hawaii Senator Mazie K. Hirono: Senator Mazie K. Hirono today marked Equal Pay Day by introducing the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math [...]

MADISON, WI -- The following information was released by the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Out-of-touch Senator Ron Johnson continued his unending attack on Wisconsin's families by affirming his belief there should [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The following information was released by Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Today the Obama Administration's Department of Labor proposed a new rule to boost wages for millions [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy: Vermont is among only 22 States in the Nation with a minimum wage higher than that of the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today led a call to prohibit compensation practices that incentivize excessive risk-taking beneficial to [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: McDonald's this week announced a modest increase in wages for employees who work at one of the 1,500 [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Patty Murray: Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the announcement that Washington state's House of [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo led a bipartisan group of senators this week in renewing their efforts to expand [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski: Senator Lisa Murkowski has joined Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to re-introduce [...]