JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.

JBS USA Food Co., one of the nation's largest meatpacking processors and slaughterhouses, has agreed to a joint initiative with the U.S. Labor Department t

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. to address child labor violations at its Accomac, Virginia plant.

Perdue Farms and a staffing agency will pay more than $4 million to settle claims that they employed children in hazardous jobs at a chicken processing facility in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide.

The U.S. Department of Labor is allocating $25 million to support the future endeavors of incarcerated citizens before and after release.

Immigration in Iowa promises state, communities growth, projection shows. But the road's rocky, paved with tragedy, concern about worker exploitation.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, got into a heated exchange at a House hearing Tuesday that culminated with Mace challenging Crockett by asking if she wanted to “take it outside.”

With not nearly enough Americans interested in ag work, farmers must spend thousands of dollars each year to bring in foreign workers legally on temporary visas

Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the US authorities have banned five Chinese companies from providing products and services in the United States.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Massachusetts last week compared with the week prior.

A new lawsuit by a trade group for employers seeks to void a Biden administration-backed federal rule intended to help ensure that the estimated 175 million Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services.