bereavement

Dear Abby: My employee wants to take bereavement leave for her dead dog

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Dear Abby: My employee wants to take bereavement leave for her dead dog

DEAR ABBY: I supervise a group of six mid-level professionals. Usually, we manage fine, but a current conflict may push me over the edge. “Lauren” lives alone with dogs that seem to be her only family. One of them (age 11) had been sick. She kept asking for sick leave to take him to the … Read more

Dear Abby: I went to a bereavement luncheon for my brother-in-law, it into a real estate pitch

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Dear Abby: I went to a bereavement luncheon for my brother-in-law, it into a real estate pitch

DEAR ABBY: After my husband’s younger brother recently passed away, the family gathered. When one group of nephews arrived in a city an hour away from us, we were invited to lunch. (The restaurant was where the nephews had first been introduced to beer by their now-deceased uncle.) My husband didn’t want to go, saying … Read more