Mad in America

MAY 9, 2024

I couldn’t help but reflect that my interview with him could have been more helpful in at least one concrete sense—that I could have paid closer attention to the emotional dimension of his predicament—had I not had the completion of this unwieldy document in mind. The whole intake form, for example, is essentially a rubber stamp.

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For some moms, being laid off meant losing their maternity leave benefits or using precious time during their maternity leave interviewing for jobs in a depressed tech job market—time that should have been focused on recovering from childbirth and caring for their newborn. What are the specific criteria and processes involved?

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Work Life

APRIL 23, 2024

Between them, they earned too much to qualify for government help. The dilemma is common in the United States, where high-quality childcare programs are prohibitively expensive, government assistance is limited, and daycare openings are sometimes hard to find at all. But, she says, she felt like she had no choice.

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Success

JULY 21, 2023

Look into government resources California, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington are among the states offering a form of paid family or maternity leave. Make sure you are paying into the government-assisted short-term disability,” she says.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 19, 2024

When my father passed away in 2013, my sister and I learned that we were the joint beneficiaries of his life insurance policy. And yet, I have never felt more financial stress in my life than when dealing with our inheritance , which consisted of the proceeds of our dad’s life insurance.

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Success

AUGUST 5, 2024

She has been doing it for decades, using her extensive educational background to create implementable strategies for businesses and governments for more than 30 years. DC: I also think we need more strategic development, leadership and governance, with a focus on ethics— environmentally and socially responsible businesses.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Listen to the audio of the interview here. After that review ran, by the way, in my hometown newspaper, the Boston Globe —that’s a great thing to see in your morning newspaper—I had radio interviews cancelled, and frankly, no other major newspaper reviewed the book. It is, though, largely funded by the government.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Zurzuvae’s cost is estimated to be $16,000 for the 14 days and it is still not known if insurance will cover it. Dr. Kristina Deligiannidis , the primary investigator, was interviewed for a segment of CBS Sunday Morning and cautioned that due to unknown effects on the infant, women should not breastfeed if taking Zurzuvae.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Listen to the audio of the interview here. Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? Once that happens, health insurance companies say okay, if it’s a disease in the brain, why should we pay for talk therapy? Why should we pay for anything else?

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 29, 2020

Here’s the problem — most of my furloughed employees are making more on unemployment than they did when they were at work (because of the $600/week supplement from the federal government on top of regular benefits) , and now don’t want to come back to work before their unemployment runs out. Then go ahead and hire.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

students proposed similarly practical, reasonable social media campaigns (interviews of us in front of attractions in our aspirational tourist city! Should we be more clear that we don’t offer health insurance? Health insurance is not listed. The other postdocs and Ph.D. only to have all of those rejected in turn.

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WELCOA

JULY 26, 2023

Zabawa, JD, MPH • Attorney & President | Center for Health and Wellness Law, LLC Many people may not realize that some states have workplace wellness program laws; it’s not just the province of the federal government.

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Success

JUNE 21, 2024

Here’s how and why more companies (and the government) need to offer paid family leave of all types. Four additional states, Maryland, Delaware, Maine and Minnesota, have parental leave insurance laws set to go into effect by 2026. Research extensively supports the need for paid paternity leave.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2023

They can offer strong mental health coverage as part of their insurance, be flexible with employees who need time off for therapy, talk openly about what types of accommodations are available to people who need them, and be thoughtful about workloads and how much stress employees are expected to take on. It was kind of you to try!

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

When I read it in 2015, I was working both a full-time government job and launching a side business that would eventually eat up 80 hours of my week. You need to actually get out there and hear people, whether through interviews or surveys or combing through product reviews or forums. “It Set up interviews. Don’t try to guess.

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MAY 3, 2021

My boss is very progressive and pays for my health care 100%, meaning he pays the premiums for insurance and reimburses me for copays and deductibles. My insurance covers it, but it is about $3,000 out of pocket because I have a very high deductible. That seems clear-cut! It’s very odd. One of our clients may be declining mentally.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Should I give feedback about my rude interviewer for an internship I want? I recently did a phone interview for an internship at a place that I was really excited to apply to. I’m typically great at interviewing and I did my best to answer the questions fully, but I don’t feel great about the whole thing.

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APRIL 29, 2022

Before I could even formally request the accommodation, they told me things like “Well normally in a situation like yours, we’d recommend that you take FMLA or use your disability insurance”. I applied for two jobs, got interviews for both (much more than I used to get, for which I credit your resume and cover letter advice!),

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APRIL 12, 2020

What is the government doing when someone files a false unemployment claim at this time? Two weeks ago I was furloughed from my job, which means I don’t have an income and have applied for unemployment compensation, although they are still paying for my health insurance for the time being. That’s just one approach.

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JULY 19, 2019

I applied for an analyst position at a nonprofit that does work with the same populations, got an interview, and received an offer within a couple weeks time. There are reporting and monitoring aspects to the job and I leaned into those to try and get some useful experience there, but also started looking sort of leisurely for a job.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I had to give up pursuing a doctoral-level degree in favor of a post-graduate certificate I could get in one year due to the need for health insurance. Following the trial and conviction of their killer, I started interviewing. I recently had an interview and was asked why I wanted to work in the department I was interviewing for.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

I’ve been searching for a job since last October and got to several second-round interviews but was never selected… and then COVID hit and my large state university set a hiring freeze. It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 31, 2014

And this sometimes makes sense, because different states have different requirements for employers, including state-specific fees for worker comp insurance and other things with price tags attached — so in some cases, an employee’s move would carry a (not insignificant) price tag for the employer.

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APRIL 5, 2023

I’ll now have to pay my car insurance deductible twice in six months. Specifically, sometimes people need/want a lawyer to show up to court or government interviews with them. Responding to praise about my employees I work for a government contractor and manage a team of about 15. Lawyers are good at this!)

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MARCH 22, 2020

I’m in a city that has still left things up to businesses to decide how to handle closures, but there is a “no gathering of 250 people or more” ordinance and most of the government buildings, schools, and libraries have closed and will be closed for the next couple of weeks. I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 10, 2022

And if a hiring manager doesn’t understand that’s what “clients” means in this context and asks about it in the interview, it will be awkward to explain that you really mean students. I would find it odd to see a teacher referring to students as “clients.” It’s feels too much like trying to dress up what you did into something else.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

and then we recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which I feel is not only unnecessary because we are the federal government, but also alienating to certain groups. I’d prefer to have a job before moving just to keep my health insurance coverage. I don’t know how to address this. Relocating in March to Buffalo).

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MAY 2, 2021

Long term, I need a job, I need health insurance, and I need stability. Last night I saw a coworker stealing flowers from a historic building/home of a government official in the middle of the night. I like my job, I do think I could be a good manager with the level my body and mind are at now, but I need to be thinking long-term.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

I have been offered another position subcontracting at a government agency — but it’s temporary, very low-paying, and the necessary background check is taking weeks and weeks to complete. Two weeks ago, I interviewed for the customer service position and was not chosen. I have also applied, unsuccessfully, to other companies.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

That said, this is not someone who is governed by logic, so the note may make no difference. People get to turn down job offers for all sorts of reasons — they could come to an agreement about pay, or the health insurance was ridiculously overpriced or non-existent, or the job just wasn’t right for you, or so forth.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 20, 2016

I work in a government agency as a division deputy director. Can I reopen salary negotiations now that I realize what my health insurance costs? I’ve been here three weeks now and realized my monthly health insurance cost is four times what it was at my last employer, effectively eating up much of the raise I received.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

I work for an insurance company and I’ve helped a lot of distressed people feel better because I bend over backwards trying to find any possible way we can meet their needs). I am a manager of a staff of 12 in at a government agency. Interviewers video-taped my job interview. I’m not, by the way.

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MAY 7, 2020

They’d also need to get set up to pay workers comp insurance in the new state, plus figure out and comply with a whole new state’s employment laws, which could be much more restrictive than the ones they’re subject to currently. I interviewed for the director position but didn’t get it. I genuinely have no hard feelings about it.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

The boss and two managers have vehicles assigned to them full time and fuel, insurance, maintenance, and parking are provided by the company at no out-of-pocket cost to them, roughly a $4,000 annual savings. I asked her if I could even expect a call back for a real interview and she shook her head no. This wasn’t a formal screen.

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JULY 2, 2017

And interestingly, many government agencies are prohibited from providing them, so that taxpayers don’t rebel at such a shocking luxury for employees.). She was busy dealing with insurance/clean-up issues.) Or is this more of an answer to an interview question like “How did you manage a difficult situation?”.

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Insperity

AUGUST 18, 2020

Maintain files on any employee benefit plans, such as pension and insurance plans, and any written seniority or merit system for the full period the plan or system is in effect, for at least one year after termination. Problematic interview questions. Learn more about interview questions you should never ask.

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Insperity

JULY 29, 2019

In a perfect world, all businesses would operate in strict accordance with the laws and best practices governing HR. Other insurance to consider include: Workers’ compensation insurance Professional Insurance Directors and officers Insurance Employment practices liability insurance. Exit interviews.

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