HR teams may need to consider this gap to remain competitive in talent acquisition and retention.

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The study found that, even with the same college degree, students from low-income families earn less than those from middle ...

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President Donald Trump's administration is proposing a ban on federally funded programs for anyone who can’t show legal ...

A new wage gap study shows that a Black woman working full-time will likely lose more than $1 million over a 40-year career.

The Quad-Cities gap is also worse than the gap in either Illinois or Iowa, where women working full time earn 81% and 78% as much as men, respectively.

Illinois leads the way in highest-paying states for construction The following salaries are cost-adjusted median wage for construction workers in each state, according to the study.

Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.