staying home

Walmart Defends Sick Leave Policy Despite H1N1 Fears

Digg - Business & Finance  Sun, 11/08/2009 - 07:51

The National Labor Committee published a report Tuesday bashing Walmart's sick leave policy, which it said "gives workers demerits and deducts pay for staying home when they are sick or to care for a sick child."


 

College conundrum: Less out-of-state students

Newsvine - business  Sun, 05/24/2009 - 10:35

Out-of-state students, who pay a huge tuition premium to attend, are doing something no one ever thought they would: They're staying home.


 

College conundrum: Less out-of-state students

MSNBC.com: Business  Sun, 05/24/2009 - 10:35

University of Vermont's Old Mill building.<br /><br />The school, like many others, relies heavily on out-of-state students for tuition revenues.Out-of-state students, who pay a huge tuition premium to attend, are doing something no one ever thought they would: They're staying home.



 

Gas may be cheaper, but many staying home anyway

Newsvine - business  Tue, 05/12/2009 - 12:26

When gas prices hit $4 a gallon last summer, Joyce and Ricky Eagle of Warrenton, Va., simply padded their travel budget a little before tooling around the Midwest in their motor home.