labor laws

A recent New York Times investigation found that automotive suppliers and a food packing plant in west Michigan had violated child labor laws in employing migrant children.

An update on the legislative action in Lansing this week, including bills to codifies LGBTQ protections in Michigan. Plus, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten reacts to news that West Michigan employers were using child labor. How a mild winter affects U. P. Dog-sledding races. And Detroit begins to explore reparations.

The White House says more than 100,000 Michiganders could see bigger paychecks, under new overtime rules.The Department of Labor is essentially doubling…

Current and former servers at two West Michigan pancake houses have some extra money coming their way.It’s a result of a federal investigation into unfair…

Seven Ann Arbor restaurants must pay more than 100 employees over $145,000 in back wages.That’s after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the…

April 28 was International Workers Memorial Day, the day that honors those killed or injured on the job in the past year.Labor advocates in Detroit and…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan says it will require companies that make licensed products at factories in Bangladesh to meet worker…

A judge in Indiana has ruled that that state’s right-to-work law violates a provision in the Indiana constitution -- a provision that bars the delivery of…

At the state Capitol, Democrats are preparing their last-ditch effort to slow or stop legislation that would make Michigan the 24th so-called…

One thing I know about politically polarizing issues: arguing for middle-of-the-road positions alienates a lot of folks.But here goes anyway.I don’t love…