Work
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Maricopa County is hiring over 2,000 workers for the 2024 primary election
Pay for the Maricopa County elections temporary positions ranges from $14.35 to $21 an hour.
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Biden makes 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
The US Department of Labor says updated regulations will increase income thresholds to ensure lower-income salaried employees are fairly compensated when they work more than 40 hours per week.
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Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.
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Trump says he’s pro-worker. His record says otherwise.
Trump’s policies made more than eight million workers ineligible for overtime pay, allowed for the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, made it harder for workers to join a union, and failed to protect American workers during the pandemic.
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Kari Lake uses campaign donations to pay her family business, financial records show
Campaign finance records show the Lake campaign paid her husband roughly $2,000 during her last campaign. This time around, that number’s already jumped to $8,000.
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AG Kris Mayes joins lawsuit to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger after statewide listening tour
The Federal Trade Commission said the $24.6 billion acquisition would raise prices for consumers and diminish competition in the grocery industry.
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Paradise Valley admin gets students to school amid Arizona bus driver shortage
Brandon George needs 50 more bus drivers. Arizona Dems have a plan to let voters decide—but will the GOP stop it from going on the ballot?
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Tempe hotel workers are picketing their employer, and guests are checking out in solidarity
Tempe Mission Palms employees and supporters have been picketing in front of the hotel for weeks because of alleged unfair labor practices.
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The laws around gig work are changing. Here’s what you need to know
The way workers are classified as independent contractors changed in 2021. Now, the labor department has reversed course.
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Republicans push to kill agency credited for rebuilding Arizona’s economy after Great Recession
Republicans introduced a bill to close Arizona’s economic development agency, which was created in 2011 in response to the Great Recession.
