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ShareVia SavvySugar, we learn that New Jersey might become the third state in the union to make paid lead a right for those workers who have a new baby or need to take care of a sick relative.
Workers taking leave would be eligible for two-thirds their salary maxing out at $524 per week for six [...]

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Dream of quitting your job to stay home with the kids? The first step is understanding your expenses. The second? Seeing if your family can cover them comfortably on just one salary. Remember, the more accurate the information you enter, the more confident you can be about the results. Not sure what to put in [...]

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ShareIf you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian.
Reader Sarah from Buffalo writes:
“Don’t you just hate when parents bring their kids fundraising drive into the office?
A co-worker brought in the dreaded list-o-magazine-subscriptions today and went one by one to everyone’s desk. She wouldn’t leave [...]

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ShareI know… sounds like the title of a dry academic research paper…
Over at the Simple Dollar, they’ve crunched the numbers on something I’ve always suspected myself. How much is a stay-at-home parent actually worth, in every day economic terms?
In other words, if you give up your job for a while and stay home to take [...]

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