I have an employee who tends to call out more frequently than all the others in the organization. We work in a 24/7 office where technicians can all manage one another’s duties, which sometimes ...

Researchers warn that these policies may undermine worker wellbeing, reduce productivity and weaken the intended benefits of ...

While many employees have access to sick leave from their jobs, the reality is that it’s not an inherently protected right. For many low-income, part-time, and contract workers, sick time is a luxury ...

Sick days have taken on a whole new meaning. As Generation Z employees enter the workforce, paid sick days — allotted by a majority of companies — are being used more than ever. Approximately 30% of ...

A new study finds that employer points systems, which penalize workers for absences regardless of the reason, are strongly associated with presenteeism, the practice of showing up to work while sick, ...

Sick employees are major contributors to the spread of foodborne illnesses at restaurants and other food establishments, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released ...

With all the attention on return to office policies, employers should reassure workers that they can stay home if need be, especially as cold and flu season approaches. Despite an increase in ...

Choosing between staying home sick and getting a paycheck could soon be less of a dilemma for Virginia workers under a ...

To evaluate the impact of GLP-1s on mental health, the researchers analyzed 100,000 individuals in the Swedish national health registry from 2009 to 2022. Over the 13-year period, 20,000 of those ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A bill that would give every employee in Virginia paid sick days is headed to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. “People get sick,” Delegate Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), who wrote the ...