A regulation cutting workers’ exposure to a cancer-causing substance called silica has been literally decades in the making.

About two dozen shareholder resolutions this year — at companies like Panera Bread and Best Buy — target labor issues, from workplace safety to gender pay equity.

Airports and rail stations across Europe boosted security after deadly explosions in Brussels Tuesday.

The on-demand company's decision to grant stock options to cleaners, handymen and other staff drew praise Friday from the U.S. labor secretary.

Comments by Li Ka-shing, one of Asia's wealthiest people, came days after Moody’s downgraded its outlook on the Chinese territory’s long-term debt.

The move comes on the same day Brazil’s former president was sworn in as President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff.

Key economic indicators released Thursday by the Labor Department point to an improving U.S. jobs market.

A plan from U.S. regulators calls for at least two crew members on nearly every train, but even in an era of increased automation, critics are unhappy.

Cleaning service startup Managed by Q — which employs people like Evan Bochner — aims to prove good technology that is compatible with a positive work environment.

The Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents some 200,000 workers, praised the Democrat for "standing with the 99 percent." 

The National Labor Relations Board case could greatly expand the fast-food giant’s liability for labor violations committed by franchisees.

As industry-wide employment and production decline, Kentucky’s coal lobby wants to end state safety inspections.

The Republican’s presidential campaign is winning support from workers who are angry at the Democratic Party establishment.

U.S. authorities say the ride-hailing giant is not cooperating with an investigation into whether its drivers are employees or independent contractors.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s share price skyrocketed Friday after the information technology firm posted its first financial results since splitting with HP Inc. last year.

The oil giant posted a $6.5 billion loss last year, but CEO Bob Dudley saw a total pay raise of 20 percent, to nearly $20 million.

Workers at a Trump-owned hotel in Las Vegas want the company to recognize the results of their union election.

Despite struggles in energy and manufacturing, the private sector added 214,000 jobs in February.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Pennsylvania-based Scott Medical Health Center discriminated against a gay employee.

Freelancers have little ability to seek recourse from the contractors who stiff them. That may soon change in New York City.