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Congress' Real Deadline: Summer Vacation

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Time Off, Debt Ceiling, Debt, August Recess, Deadline, House, Chris Weigant, Fourteenth Amendment, 14th Nervous Breakdown, Vacation, Congress, 14th Amendment, Senate, Bill, August, Congress Summer Recess, Congress Summer Vacation, Congress Summer Break, Politics News

It's a pretty safe bet that the issue will (at least temporarily) be resolved by the fifth of August, at the absolute latest. Bank on it. The reason for such certainty is a simple one.

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Unplug And Recharge: The Benefits Of Taking A Break

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Time Off, Careers, Work-Life Balance, Social Networks, Family, Dealing With Grief, Bereavement, Grief Advice, Grief, Mourning, Loss, The Inner Life, Love, Grieving, Healthy Living News

Family loss has kept me away from writing here for a while. It has not been easy to slow down, but knowing that it's a healthy choice, I have had to find a way to be okay with being still.

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Workforce Flexibility Promotes Employment of People with Disabilities

Robin Shaffert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time Off, Americans With Disabilities Act, Family-and-Medical-Leave-Laws, Flexible Work Arrangements, Unemployment Rate, People With Disabilities, Part-Time, Disability, Paid Sick Leave, Workplace Flexibility, Telecommuting, Employment Rate, Business News

We need to explore more fully the importance of predictability in scheduling and the options for expanded paid and unpaid leave in order to address the needs for flexibility of an even broader group of workers.

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Gay Workers To Get Family Leave From New Labor Department Regulations

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time Off, Gay Workers Childcare, Gay Workers Family Leave, Gay Rights, Family Leave, Workers Rights, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department intends to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give gay employees equal treatment under a law p...

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Discussions and Prospects for Extended Time Off Policy

David Gray | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time Off, Healthy Families Act, Health Care Legislation, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Work Family Balance, Politics News

Mandated paid leave remains a key priority of labor and women's groups. However, there are many obstacles standing in the way of federally mandated paid leave.

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UChicago Students Opt For Early Graduation To Save Money

The Chicago Maroon | By Gergana Genkova | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time Off, Save Tuition Money, The Midwest, Chicago Maroon, Uchicago, Tuition, University of Chicago, Early Graduation, Graduate School, Law School, Save Money, College News

Exhaustion from years of exams and problem sets, and the prospect of significant savings, is causing some U of C students to graduate early or take pa...

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How To Reclaim Spare Time

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Time Off, Spare Time, Cnn, Kari Henley, Featured Contributor, Swine Flu, Happiness, Healthy Living News

There is something nostalgic about spare time. Like an old friend you knew once and somehow lost touch. Spare time beckons, yet few can hear the whispers.

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Taking Saturdays Off: Turning Luxury Into Necessity

Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011

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I'm going to experiment with assigning myself only two jobs on Saturday -- going to yoga and reading The New Yorker.

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Should You Be Using Your Vacation Days?

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living, Vacation, Boss, Business, Work, Time Off, Blackberry, Bad Bosses, Blackberry Addiction, Work-Life Balance, The Boss, Summer Vacation, Vacation Time, Sick Days, Workplace, Vacation Travel, Paid Sick Days, Family Vacations, Healthy Living News

Can't wait to ditch the Blackberry and escape from the grip of The Man? Think again. This won't be the completely stress-free trip you'd imagined.

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Unlimited Vacation Days, Dogs at Work and Pet Projects- Innovations in the Workplace

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Google, Time Off, Vacation Time, Leisure, Featured Contributor, Sounds True, Netflix, Ibm, Tami Simon, Best Buy, Healthy Living News

For those of you who follow my posts, I have been writing about vacations - and our attitudes about taking time off. Two weeks ago I explored America'...

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Why Americans Are The Worst Vacationers

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Time Off, Vacation, Alan Grayson, Personal Health, Health Care, Burnout, Health, Healthy Living News

Ahhhh, summer's here, and with it come trips to the beach, bar-be-ques, fireworks and vacations. Been on a vacation yet this summer? How was it? Did y...

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5 Ways To Take Back Your Time

Karen Leland | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Time Off, Work-Life Balance, Rest, Time Management, Take Back Your Time Week, Healthy Living News

Are you tired, worn out, overworked? Apparently, so many of us are that the week of January 26th has been declared National Take Back Your Time Week. ...

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Ladies Who Launch: Lay-Off Could Mean Free-Lance

Amy Swift | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Health Insurance, Creative Community, Freelance, Time Off, The Balanced Life, Self-Actualization, Economy, Work/Life Balance, Happiness, Healthy Living News

Women are leaving corporate America in droves. Some of them are forced to go and others just can't stand it anymore. With the right planning and mindset, it might be the best thing you ever do.

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