Are fathers ‘secondary’ caregivers? A JPMorgan employee claims its policy is biased
When Derek Rotondo's wife was about to have her second baby, he knew he wanted to be more involved than he was when their older child, now two years old,...
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More than 40 percent of companies now offer a ‘summer Friday’ perk
Leaving early on a Friday afternoon in June? There's a growing chance your boss has endorsed it. The percentage of companies that offer some kind of "summer Friday" arrangement --...
Trump ran as an ally to business — but snubbed America’s CEOs by pulling out of the Paris accord
President Donald Trump campaigned as the real estate executive who was going to bring a businessman's sensibilities to Washington. During the transition, he rolled out the welcome mat at Trump...
Millennial women aren’t taking the vacations they’ve earned
U.S. companies may be touting "unlimited vacation" policies and expanding paid leave benefits to attract younger workers. But just before the long weekend kickoff to summer, two new surveys show...
Your mean boss is secretly miserable
When we talk about someone being on a "power trip," the idea behind it is the abuse they're throwing around somehow makes them feel good. The boss who hands out...
Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker
Summer is nearing, and workplaces everywhere are awaiting the arrival of this year's interns to help out on extra projects and shoulder the seasonal load. But among certain companies, they're...
Fore! CEOs who golf too much are worse at their jobs
President Donald Trump wants to run government more like a business. He campaigned on his dealmaking chops, stocked his Cabinet with business executives and announced a "SWAT team" aimed at...
Length of maternity leave has barely budged — neither has the number of women taking it
Many companies have been noisily publicizing their cushy parental leave policies in recent years, telling the world they're bestowing workers with an increasingly generous length of time to take off...
What to expect in the workplace in 2017
Like so many things for the year ahead, changes probably are coming to the workplace. We asked several human resources experts and employment lawyers what they think we'll be talking...
On jobs, Trump is setting the bar biblically high
Donald Trump's first news conference Wednesday since November's election contained a string of stunning statements from the president-elect. Regarding his tax returns, he said "you know, the only one that...