As this blog has consistently noted in the past, one of the most effective ways to combat unfounded allegations in the workplace is diligent record-keeping. Many employers have “point-based” ...

As school districts rush to address a recent surge in chronic absenteeism, states have improved efforts to track and report on it . But many still lack clear definitions that would help to insure ...

These days executives must be familiar not just with the broad outlines of major statutes governing labor and employment issues, but also with how they interact with a company's seemingly unrelated ...

Connecticut has stronger chronic absenteeism policies than other states but is not quite hitting the mark for its five-year goal to slash student chronic absenteeism rates in half, according to a new ...

Johnston Community School District leaders are updating their chronic absenteeism and truancy policy to follow state law, which allows the Polk County attorney to pursue criminal or civil cases ...