Nail Salon Owners Clear the Air for Their California Workers
Some nail technicians in California are breathing easier, thanks to a project dedicated to protecting workers in popular "mani-pedi" salons.
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Chipotle Offers New Benefits to Hourly Workers, Including Tuition Payments
Chipotle is extending its worker benefits to part-time employees by giving them sick pay, paid vacation time, and even helping pay their college tuition.
How to Use Your Coffee Break At Work to Meditate
Let's face it: 30 minutes in the morning isn't gonna happen today. Why not try meditating at work instead? You don't even have to close your eyes to do it.
Son Surprises His Mom With A House For Mother's Day
I am the man I am today because of you, he said at the start of a video. So I just want to thank you. For years, she worked every day, seven days a week, starting at 5 or 6 in the morning preparing food for her neighborhood market. And in 2002 she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent a painful fight. This is the first house I ever purchased and I wanted to give (it to) my mother, Michael Luangrath wrote on YouTube. She deserves it the most.
Boss Suggests His Employee Take a Sick-Day-and It Saved His Life
Not feeling well at work, his boss's suggestion to take a sick day-and see a doctor-saved his life.
Help Wanted: Professional Panda Cuddler (We're Not Joking)
Once you discover "panda cuddler" is an actual job title, you may have to rethink your career plans.
Apple Store Employee Comforts Boy With Autism Right On the Floor
When a boy ran into the glass wall at an Apple Store, an employee got down on the floor with him and set up his new iPad right there–until he felt better.
Struggling With Grief, Waitress Gets Great Tip and An Even Better Note
It was a quiet night at the Cheddar's Restaurant in Baytown, Texas that brought these two women together for a heaping serving of healing.
She Got Lesson in Patience From Young Target Employee Named Ishmael
Sarah Owen Bigler hoped to be in and out of the Target store quickly. With a toddler suddenly fussing in the cart and a young daughter in tow, she found a line with just one person it. But her pace slowed quickly and she became slightly annoyed when she saw the elderly woman ahead of […]
17K LEGO Workers Get Extra Month Pay Because 'Everything is Awesome'
17,000 LEGO employees are getting an extra month's salary in January - a fantastic holiday gift to say thank you for contributing to the company's growth.
Retired Couple Helps Thousands of Veterans Get Work, And We Can Too
They were approached by a Marine looking for work and that encounter inspired them to setup a job board that has helped thousands of veterans find work.
This CEO Urges His Workers to Take 6 Weeks Paid Vacation
The leader of a giant digital media firm believes time with family is good for business, so he's urging workers to take six weeks of paid vacation per year.
Telecommuting Success Honored
Through AT&T’s telework program, employees who telecommuted from home avoided driving 110 million miles, eased traffic congestion, eliminated pollution from greenhouse emissions of almost 50,000 tons of carbon dioxide, and saved 5.1 million gallons of gas.
Employees Donate From Paychecks for 6 Months to Help Family They Never Met
A group of 55 employees donated money from their paychecks for six months to buy a wheelchair accessible van for someone they didn't even know, a family of seven who has a little boy with a rare genetic disorder. They surprised the family with a big, new MV-1 parked outside their home two days before Thanksgiving.
Passengers Grant Last Wish to Ailing Southwest Flight Attendant (WATCH)
Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet said goodbye to a dying flight attendant in the most beautiful way–even though she wasn't on the plane with them.
She Created an Ethical Fashion Co. Right Out of College - After Move to Cambodia!
Upon graduating from Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art with a degree in Fibers, 21-year-old Rachel Faller took the road less traveled. By "less" I mean virtually by no one, and by "road," I mean that she hopped on a plane, said goodbye to the comforts of American living, and launched a socially responsible fashion label in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. That is essentially what Rachel, now 26 years of age, accomplished on her own - to the great benefit of Phnom Penh families.
Postman Delivers Lesson in Happiness
Typically, post office lines breed anger and frustration. But at the head of this queue on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pa., you'll find nothing but joy. My mission is to make them have a little bit of levity on the way out and say, 'Hey, it's not so bad after all,' says Mike Herr. To that end, Mike lives by a simple motto: if you can't say something nice about someone, you're just not looking hard enough.
Today's Students Choose Social Causes Over Surfboards During Spring Break
Spring break may mean beaches, bikinis and beer for some, but students participating in Break Away, a national nonprofit group that steers people to community service projects, are delivering meals to AIDS patients, teaching Native American kids and repairing the environment in Utah.
So Beloved Was This High School Janitor They Made a Hero Plaque
The plaque memorialized one of the school's most storied people, a man whose dedication to teachers, students and staff earned him praise and admiration.
Postman Delivers Touching Letter to Each Home With Some News
They are all like a second family to a letter carrier in Glendale, Arizona. That's why he delivered a hand-written letter to each one on his route last week.
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