The issue has big implications for workers’ access to safety net benefits that have become crucial during the pandemic.

There have been charges of pay disparities, discrimination and harassment.

What the history of union movements can teach us about worker power during the pandemic.

Historically marginalized workers are overrepresented among public employees, and many could be laid off.

Workers hope to strengthen an industry that has become even more precarious.

States had suspended the requirement in the early weeks of the crisis, but some have now brought it back.

It could leave them vulnerable to layoffs, stalled careers and lower pay for years to come, new studies find.

Gig workers’ livelihoods are increasingly ruled by mysterious — and unpredictable — software.

A California woman has sued her employer, saying she was fired because of her child care responsibilities.

New research shows evidence that pay gaps are related to salary negotiations.