Like squabbling kids, companies and workers have argued over the Family and Medical Leave Act ever since the law was passed in 1993.
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First it was spinach. Then tomatoes. Now possibly green onions.
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Members of the Kensington-based Lafayette Federal Credit Union have until Saturday to vote on whether to turn the tax-exempt, depositor-owned institution into a for-profit, stockholder-owned bank. As advocates on both sides try to rally the 16,000 members to vote, others are conducting a parallel...
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Republican lawmakers, with little public debate, quietly added a billion-dollar health-care benefit to legislation that was rushed through Congress just before it adjourned Saturday morning.
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S usan Hedeler is going home -- to eleven-eleven, as she calls it.
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Are you a serial returner? By that I mean, do you routinely return items, especially holiday gifts? If so, be forewarned. Some retailers have resorted to using a computer database to track customer returns and catch fraudulent or excessive returns. Return fraud, which by the way includes bringing back used merchandise for a full refund, will cost retailers $3.5 billion this holiday season, according to a recent report by the National Retail Federation. For the year, the retail industry says it stands to lose $9.6 billion from fraudulent returns. Meanwhile, returns are expected to accelerate after Christmas. ...
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