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08/18/2026

Colorado minimum wage jumps to $15.71 an hour in 2027

Drive twenty minutes across the Denver metro in 2027 and the minimum wage under your feet changes three times. The state floor sits at $15.71 an hour. Cross into Denver proper and it jumps to $19.84. That $12.59 gap between Denver's local floor ...

08/14/2026

7 min

D.C.'s $18.40 floor versus Virginia's $12.77: the DMV wage gap decoded

A cashier ringing up groceries in Arlington, Virginia takes home nearly $12,000 less per year than a colleague doing the same job three miles away in downtown Washington, D.C. That difference, documented by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and ...

08/14/2026

7 min

What the new $4,000 H-1B and L-1 renewal fee means for HR

Starting September 9, 2026, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule converts H-1B and L-1 visa renewals into a recurring per-worker cost for the organizations most structurally dependent on that talent pool. Covered employers, defined ...

08/13/2026

7 min

Gen X workers burn out from caregiving as US employers lag

Nearly 1 in 4 Gen X workers now spend the equivalent of two full workdays each week on caregiving responsibilities, according to a July 2026 report from resume consultancy Zety. For CHROs and HR directors, that figure is not a wellness ...

08/13/2026

6 min

The 2026 termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian (United States)

The 2026 termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals has moved from a federal policy decision into an immediate payroll and compliance problem for employers across five states. Companies in Florida, New York, ...

08/13/2026

6 min

Top 7 US employers pay H-1B workers 50% above national median

Seven US employers are filing H-1B petitions with median salaries between $198,000 and $255,725, a gap of more than 50% above the national H-1B median of $130,707. The underlying data, drawn from H1BScope's analysis of Department of Labor (DOL) ...

08/13/2026

7 min

US small business health premiums to jump 14% in 2027, KFF says

A KFF analysis of preliminary rate filings across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. found that insurers are requesting a median 14% premium increase on small group health plans for 2027. That is bigger than the 11% increase insurers requested ...

08/13/2026

5 min

AI drives US wage compression, not just layoffs, research finds

The dominant narrative about AI and jobs in the United States has centered on automation eliminating positions. New research from Apollo Global Management's economics team reframes the story: the more immediate effect appears to be wage ...

08/12/2026

6 min

U.S. employers plan a 3.5% raise in 2027: what it means for your pay?

The early numbers for 2027 pay raises are out, and they are not a reason to celebrate. U.S. employers are planning an average and median salary increase of 3.5% for 2027, according to Payscale's 11th Annual Salary Budget Survey. That projection ...

08/12/2026

8 min

How AI is splitting the US labour market in two

The US labor market is running a split screen in 2026. Through July, employers have announced 477,033 job cuts, down 41% from the 806,383 recorded in the same seven months of 2025, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas . That headline ...

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