Plenty of high earners are not founders, influencers, or coders but people in routine, rules-driven roles that quietly keep ...

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Construction payroll compliance may seem like a daunting task. Complexities such as prevailing wage work, outsourcing and submitting reports, and construction reporting can quickly become overwhelming ...

Millions of hardworking Americans could save hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars when they file their taxes in 2026 courtesy of legislation included in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill ...

Overtime pay often allows rank-and-file county employees, like sheriff's deputies and corrections officers, to earn more than their bosses. District attorneys are frequently the highest-paid elected ...

Management within Border Patrol may soon receive a long-overdue pay raise, following the border crisis that gripped the country for much of the Biden administration. New legislation put forward by Rep ...

A total of 385 county employees in New York got paid more than $300,000 last year as some local leaders struggled to limit overtime costs for their taxpayer-supported government workforce, state data ...

Kroger has been sued more than 20 times since 2020 by managers who accuse the grocer of misclassifying them to avoid paying overtime. The company recently settled a collective action lawsuit involving ...

Amid the White House’s push to ramp up hiring at U.S. Border Patrol as part of its expansive immigration policy, new legislation on Capitol Hill seeks to retain current supervisors with new overtime ...

Cash-grabbing state employees boosted their bottom lines last year with coveted overtime shifts, contract buyouts and more, with State Police hiking their pay into six-figure heights by claiming ...

Workers should know about limits on these rules, and employers should be prepared to provide information on tipped wages and ...

The new year will bring a host of tax benefits that Americans can take advantage of when filing their taxes in a few weeks. The IRS released its guidance for the "no tax on tips" and "no tax on ...