Category: Workplace Rights
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West Virginia counts about 33,000 Medicaid recipients who do not meet the 80-hour work or volunteer rule starting January 1, with 119,000 excluded
West Virginia’s Department of Human Services says about 33,000 Medicaid recipients do not currently meet the state’s new 80-hour work or volunteer rule, and about 119,000 more are automatically excluded from it. The rule starts January 1, 2027. The two counts describe different groups, and the line between them decides who has to start proving…
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About 700,000 Illinois adults on expansion Medicaid face an 80-hour monthly work rule, and current enrollees could start losing coverage in 2027
About 700,000 Illinois adults who joined Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act expansion will have to show 80 hours a month of work, volunteering or school to keep their coverage. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, known as HFS, began mailing notices to the group in early September. Current enrollees could start losing…
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Food stamp recipients aged 18 to 64 must log 80 hours a month or lose benefits after three months, and USDA’s page lists seven ways to be excused
A food stamp recipient who is able to work and has no dependents can collect benefits for only three months in any 36-month stretch unless the person logs 80 hours a month of work or work activity. Congress widened the rule in 2025, and it now reaches adults from 18 through 64. USDA’s work-requirements page…
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Thirteen Bushwick doorpersons will share $219,000 of a $419,000 back-pay recovery at a 421-a tax-break building
Thirteen doorpersons at a Bushwick apartment building will share $219,000 in unpaid prevailing wages and benefits, part of a $419,000 recovery announced on October 22, 2026 by New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. The building at 960 Willoughby Avenue receives a 15-year tax exemption under the city’s 421-a housing program. That exemption comes with a…
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California recovered about $1,988,000 for 136 workers unpaid when Capital Mailing Services closed
It took ten years, a trial, an appeal and a fraud case, but California says 136 people who lost their jobs and final paychecks when a West Sacramento printing company shut down are finally getting paid. The state Labor Commissioner’s Office announced on October 16, 2026 that it has recovered about $1,988,000 for former workers…
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About 500 D.C. construction workers misclassified as contractors will share $691,450 from Welch Mechanical under a settlement worth up to $1.7 million
The District’s attorney general has settled with a mechanical contractor over claims that it treated construction workers as independent contractors. W.G./Welch Mechanical Contractors, LLC agreed to pay up to $1,706,450, and about 500 workers will share $691,450 of that money. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced the deal on October 13, 2026. For anyone who swung…
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Social Security and Medicare coverage applies to nannies, caregivers and housekeepers paid $3,100 or more by one household in 2027, and the employer owes the taxes
A household that pays a nanny, caregiver or housekeeper $3,100 or more in 2027 will owe Social Security and Medicare taxes on that worker’s wages. The Social Security Administration set the 2027 household worker threshold at $3,100 in its annual determinations notice, up from $3,000 for 2026. The notice is scheduled to run in the…
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Washington workers will pay more for paid family and medical leave in 2027, with employees covering most of a higher premium starting January 1
Washington’s paid family and medical leave premium goes up on January 1, 2027, and most of the increase lands on workers rather than employers. The state Employment Security Department announced on October 16 that the total premium rate will rise to 1.2% of wages, from 1.13% in 2026. Employees will carry 70.7% of that premium…
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New Jersey workers pay disability and family leave taxes on up to $177,100 of wages in 2027
New Jersey will collect temporary disability and family leave insurance contributions from workers on the first $177,100 of their wages in 2027, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This year the limit is $171,100, so the amount of pay that is taxed for these two programs grows by $6,000. For most…
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New Jersey’s top temporary disability benefit rises to $1,158 a week in 2027
New Jersey workers who are out of work with an illness or injury that did not happen on the job can receive up to $1,158 a week from the state’s temporary disability insurance program in 2027. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development lists that maximum for next year, against $1,119 in 2026. The…