Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Are performance-monitoring wearables an affront to workers' rights?Aug 14, 2016 7:15 am - At U.K. supermarket chain Tesco, workers wear sensor-bearing armbands to track inventory while unloading goods. "Pickers" who put together orders at Amazon.com warehouse...
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Labor Department pushing states to create paid family leave programsAug 14, 2016 7:14 am - In California, the first state to guarantee paid family leave for all workers since 2004, payroll deductions fund a state-run insurance pool that allows employees to tak...
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Career Coach: To get more women in leadership, we need to grow the pipelineAug 14, 2016 7:12 am - Advancing women and diversity in our companies is something most senior executives know to be important for a variety of reasons. It tends to lead to higher financial re...
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How far does a dollar go in each state?Aug 14, 2016 7:10 am - You might think you know the value of a buck. But a recent Tax Foundation analysis provides a stark illustration of just how much further a dollar goes in some parts of ...
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Can the fluctuating workweek method ease overtime pain?Aug 14, 2016 7:10 am - In a recent column, I asked readers to share views on the Labor Department's new overtime rule, which will make most workers earning less than $47,476 a year eligible fo...
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Soothe back-to-school jitters with these new booksAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - August brings the start of school and if you have a preschooler or a kindergartner, you might be feeling anxious. Your kiddos, however, might be even more worried; they...
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My son with autism: Oh the places you, too, will goAug 13, 2016 1:00 pm - My son, TJ, is 16 and has autism. When he was little, my husband and I were in a fog of new terms, new therapies, new people - new everything. And we wanted to try every...
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Packing lunches: Yes, your kids can and should pack their ownAug 13, 2016 7:30 am - On a lengthy drive to the beach, while the kids listened to their music, I listened to an audiobook titled “How to Raise an Adult” by former Stanford University dean Jul...
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FCC chair: Your internet privacy shouldn't be a 'luxury item'Aug 13, 2016 7:18 am - WASHINGTON - Should your online privacy depend on whether you've paid your internet provider a little extra this month? That's one of the key policy questions concerning...
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'No Man's Sky' is so huge - and popular - players found 10 million virtual species in one nightAug 13, 2016 7:18 am - In a March 2007 TED talk, Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard University scientist famous for studying ants, took to the stage to plead for what he described as a biological m...