Paid time off is one of the clearest markers of inequality at work. For many employees — especially salaried workers — it’s a standard benefit, at least on paper. But Buddy Punch’s survey of more than ...

The New York State Insurance Fund has filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing an Islandia-based real estate company to reimburse the agency for workers' compensation benefits it had paid to a worker injured ...

Consumer advisor Clark Howard advises workers to use their paid time off (PTO) rather than banking it, as many companies are reducing or eliminating payouts for unused PTO. Historically, some ...

While many companies previously offered to pay employees for their unused vacation days upon quitting or retiring, this trend is changing.

Plus, a passing of the Work Friend baton. Credit...Margeaux Walter for The New York Times Supported by By Anna Holmes Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to ...

In her native Norway, everyone has the right to "Fellesferien," or three weeks off in summer. It was hard to let go of the feeling that she should be optimizing her time, but the rest is worth it.

Sara Fowler is the founder of Pleat Collection, a clothing brand for tween girls. She founded the company in 2021 using $25,000 she'd saved from babysitting. That seed money allowed her to be ...

"Government employees have more protections, but in North Carolina, you can't engage in any sort of political activity while you're on the clock, essentially, and you can't say anything that is going ...

Over shots of tequila and carne asada at a Nicaraguan restaurant on the east side of Green Bay, Josue and I toasted the bright future ahead. He had just married the love of his life that day. A year ...