Virginia Business

Virginia Dems pass bills for family, medical and paid sick leave

Following the passage Monday of a $15 hourly minimum wage bill, legislation creating a state family and medical leave insurance program and a measure requiring employers to provide paid sick leave are ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia House passes bill to require employers to grant paid sick leave

RICHMOND — The Virginia House of Delegates voted Monday to pass a bill that would require Virginia employers to grant paid sick leave. The legislation passed along party lines in the ...
The New York Times

Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor

Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks. Amalia, a young girl who became dangerously ill at a CoreCivic detention center, with her parents after ...
Government Executive

The federal leave options employees can use when annual and sick time run out

Between Jan. 20 and Nov. 30, 2025, personnel action records show 322,049 federal workers separated from their federal careers through resignation, retirement, expired appointments and reductions in ...
New York Post

Why you’re actually more likely to get sick by going out in the cold

This brings new meaning to under the weather. With flu cases climbing this winter season rapidly and record low temps on the way, it’s easy to think the weather’s to blame. But modern research says ...
Scientific American

Sick Astronaut on ISS Forces Early Command Transfer from NASA Crew Member to Russian Cosmonaut

Command over the International Space Station (ISS) has changed hands. In a ceremony onboard the station on Monday, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke relinquished the charge of the ISS’s Expedition 74 over to ...
Mashable

Who is the sick astronaut on the ISS? What we know.

NASA will bring four astronauts home from the International Space Station days earlier than planned after one crew member experienced a medical issue that requires further testing. In a news ...
PC Magazine

Ring’s New Sensors Drop the Hub Requirement, Make Setup Delightfully Simple

The sensor lineup includes smart plugs, air quality monitors, and motion detectors, and automatically connects to Sidewalk without a hub or Wi-Fi. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and ...
Health.com

4 Healing Soups To Eat When You’re Sick

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...
Inc

How Can I Stop People From Coming to Work Sick?

People in my office frequently come into work very obviously sick and many times get other people sick. Most people do not have the ability to work from home with the work we do. We’ve sent a ...
Bon Appétit

My Top 4 Sick Day Takeout Orders—Plus 1-Ingredient Pantry Upgrades to Take Them to the Next Level

Cooking and baking are two of my go-to stress-relievers, and both never fail to ground me amidst the whirlwind of modern-day life. The only thing that can knock me off my amateur chef streak? Getting ...