Middle-aged women who experience work-related stress have a significantly increased risk of future sick leave, a new study shows. Lack of influence and conflicts at work are clear stress factors.

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Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery. Most ...

When her daughter was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, Rosa Pinto felt like she couldn’t leave work. Pinto was at her manufacturing job and her daughter was low on oxygen. She couldn’t leave ...

THANK YOU. THE DAY IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING WHEN NEBRASKA’S NEW PAID SICK LEAVE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT. THAT DATE IS OCTOBER 1ST, AND WHILE EMPLOYEES MIGHT NOT NOTICE A MAJOR CHANGE, THERE’S A LOT OF WORK ...

THERE’S POSSIBLE FALLOUT FROM NEBRASKA’S RECENT ELECTION AS PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO HANDLE A NEW PAID SICK LEAVE LAW. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. SOME SMALL BUSINESS ...