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Family Medical Leave Act News (National)

Bosses spying on workers who use Family Medical Leave Act - New York Daily News
Bosses are spying on workers to make sure they're not taking advantage of a law allowing them to take unpaid leave to care for a newborn or a sick relative. More employers are using surveillance to check up on staff who use the Family Medical Leave ...

Q&A Transcript - Washington Post
Howard Kurtz has been The Washington Post's media reporter since 1990. He is also the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and the author of "Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War," "Media Circus," "Hot Air," "Spin Cycle" and "The ...

Howard Kurtz - Washington Post
Howard Kurtz has been The Washington Post's media reporter since 1990. He is also the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and the author of "Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War," "Media Circus," "Hot Air," "Spin Cycle" and "The ...

Sloppy HR adds to employers' benfit costs - Business Ledger
Employers often describe the benefits they offer in writing in employee handbooks or via letter. Sloppy drafting, however, can result in an employer being held liable for benefits that it would ordinarily not be legally required to provide. Closely ...

Kronos(R) Helps City of Manchester Address Budgetary Constraints - StreetInsider.com
Nearly 70 percent of U.S. cities and counties have exceeded their operating budget at least once in the last five years. The current economic condition is making it even tougher for local and state governments to operate efficiently without burdening ...

McCain Campaign Plays Gender Card, Accuses Democrats of "Sexist ... - ABC News Blogs
?I am appalled by the Obama campaign?s attempts to belittle Governor Sarah Palin?s experience," said RNC Victory 2008 Chair and senior McCain adviser Carly Fiorina today in a statement. "The facts are that Sarah Palin has made more executive ...

In Memory of Fallen Giants - NPR News
An unlikely path from B-movie actor to beloved president. Briefly a U.S. senator, most remembered for his service to the Kennedys. A former congressman, senator and Cabinet member whose career ended in disgrace. The only Republican to ever represent ...

Top 10 gay bills in Congress - Washington Blade
Five bills, denoted below with an asterisk, have been re-introduced so far this year and others ? including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ? are expected to be re-introduced in the coming weeks and months. Employment Non-Discrimination Act ...

Olson to return as head coach; O'Neill unsure what to do - Tucson Citizen
Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson said he is returning next season and will attempt to finish out his contract through 2011. Olson, who will be 76 by then, admitted Monday he had a "medical condition" that led to his leave of absence since ...

Olson: O'Neill won't be assistant - Tucson Citizen
Lute Olson said Tuesday that Kevin O'Neill would not be his assistant next season, and the 73-year-old Arizona basketball coach admitted he sought treatment for stress and anxiety during his leave of absence. In a televised news conference, Olson ...