When an employer-sponsored benefit is not related to employee pay or services, it cannot be factored into wage garnishment, the U.S. Department of Labor stated in an opinion letter published Dec. 18.

For roughly the past five years, federal student loan borrowers who fell behind on their bills didn't need to worry about the usual consequences, including the garnishment of their wages and ...

This likely contributed to 20 states passing laws doubling the minimum wage to approach a so-called livable wage. This, and the resulting ripple effect, will help working-class folks in those ...

The letter to the editor in Wednesday’s Sentinel ... most folks will readily understand it: Change the wage cap. For 2024, the Social Security wage base limit (the maximum amount of earnings ...

God bless Jimmy Carter. How many people noticed the article about minimum wage news in our newspaper? Was I the only person? What is more important is how many of our local politicians noticed and ...

The non-implementation of the government-mandated minimum wage of Rs37,000 has been a pressing concern. Most of the organisations — both in public and private sectors — are hiring workforce ...