The federal minimum wage languishes at $7.25 an hour and has not been raised since 2009. Given the disproportionate number of workers of color who receive the minimum wage or less, legal scholar Ruben Garcia argues that the fight for racial justice has to include raising the minimum wage.

Procter & Gamble, Kroger, GE Aerospace and major corporations across the country face intensified scrutiny for their diversity policies after President Donald Trump has declared they are “discriminatory and illegal” via executive order.

In this special blogcast, Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by music and labor experts to reveal the results of Power At Work’s #LaborGrammys2025. This awards ceremony features Elise Bryant, the founder-director of the DC Labor Chorus and co-host of the Labor Heritage Power Hour podcast; Chris Garlock, the Executive Director of the Labor Heritage Foundation and founder-coordinator of the Labor Radio Podcast Network; and Ruben Garcia, Professor of Law and Director of the Workplace Law Program at the University of Nevada.

California would establish the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage if voters approve a ballot initiative raising it to $18, as one of a half dozen states sending wage and paid sick time proposals to voters next month.

Station Casinos on Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge to National Labor Relations Board proceedings, seeking a way to stop several union-busting allegations in litigation by alleging the federal agency lacks the authority to prosecute claims against businesses like them.

Violation of a non-compete agreement has been central to Wynn Resorts’ lawsuit against Fontainebleau over poaching of senior executives. Wynn claims the new resort hired nine of its executives and encouraged workers to violate their employment contracts.

The violation of a noncompete agreement has been central in Wynn Resorts’ lawsuit against Fontainebleau for poaching senior executives. Wynn claims the new resort hired nine of its executives and encouraged workers to violate their employment contracts. But in April the Federal Trade Commission changed its rules and announced that starting Sept. 4 all new noncompete agreements are banned. So, how would a ban impact executive hiring and moves on the Strip?

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has affirmed a previous ruling that Red Rock Resorts violated national labor laws when it successfully tried to persuade workers not to unionize and has ordered three of the company’s Las Vegas casinos to negotiate collective bargaining agreements with employees represented by Culinary Workers Union Local 226.