“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” This old adage is not often heard these days, but as a cliche, it does what all good cliches do, which is point to some obvious and necessary truth. The truth in ...

For over a year, I thought I was learning to live alone. My wife, Fran, had died after 48 years of marriage and I was, for the first time in all those years, alone. I ate on the coffee table in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. New studies show that mental health and well-being are ...

Absence seizure, formerly known as petit mal seizure, is a type of short seizure that usually causes a person to briefly lose focus, stare into space, and lose awareness of their surroundings. These ...

This case involves the dismissal of an employee who was accused of abandoning his job due to excessive absences without prior permission. The main issues revolve around what constitutes “excessive” ...