Disabled veteran claims NJ sheriff’s office turned on him after mental health crisis

A Bergen County sheriff’s officer and disabled Air Force veteran claims in a lawsuit that the sheriff’s office tried to fire ...

Unused sick days could pay off later. Here’s how to turn banked sick leave into retirement income, stronger benefits and a smoother workforce exit

Sick leave is meant to be used when you’re sick. Unless your company offers a blanket Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, allowing you to use your time off for any reason, you typically can’t use sick leave ...
AOL

Unused sick days could pay off later. Here’s how to turn banked sick leave into retirement income, stronger benefits and a smoother workforce exit

Unused sick leave could be the nugget that helps your retirement golden. Depending on your workplace policies, those unused hours might boost your pension, pad your wallet or help you scale back your ...
Adelaide Now

‘Overdiagnosis’ in the health services has led to skyrocketing sick benefits claims

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The Financial Times

Keir Starmer accused of creating new welfare trap by scrapping two-child benefit cap

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of giving large families an incentive to claim sickness benefits despite ...
hcamag.com

Now in effect: B.C.’s expanded job-protected leave

Workers in British Columbia who are dealing with cancer, major injuries or other serious health conditions now have a clear legal right to step away from work for months of treatment and recovery, ...
Phys.org

Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits

In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival those of many workers in the UK today. By comparison—as our new paper ...
The Conversation

Medieval peasants enjoyed a surprising range of sick, annual and bereavement leave benefits

Research for this article was conducted thanks to funding from a Leverhulme Trust research project grant, 'Modelling the Black Death and Social Connectivity in Medieval England'. Dr Grace Owen is a ...
WXII 12 NEWS

Rockingham County woman preparing her family for WIC and SNAP beneifts to expire

BACK TO YOU. SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF SNAP AND SICK BENEFITS LIVE HERE IN THE TRIAD. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH ONE PIEDMONT WOMAN WHO SAYS SHE WILL BE IMPACTED. I SPOKE TO ...
MarketWatch

Does my sick husband have to reapply for spousal benefits when I get Social Security? He only gets $800 a month.

I will be retiring once I turn 65 next year. My early retirement benefit is currently being calculated at $2,200 per month. My husband became sick but did not have enough credits to qualify for ...
Morningstar

Does my sick husband have to reapply for spousal benefits when I get Social Security? He only gets $800 a month.

'My early-retirement benefit amount is currently being calculated at $2,200 per month' "Once I retire at 65, would Social Security automatically bump up my husband's benefit based off of my retirement ...