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Miles Thornback (right), who has cerebral palsy, works on marketing campaigns for agents with owner Jay O’Brien at the RE/MAX Prestige real estate office in Costa Mesa, California. (AP Photo / Chris Carlson)

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June 21, 2018 at 5:08 am

'A lot of people assume if you're disabled, you can't work'

“I think a lot of people assume that if you’re disabled, you can’t work,” says Miles Thornback.

Through research and imagination, Jeremy Morris portrays 18th-century black men and interprets the lives of enslaved people, as well as some who were free. (Justin T. Gellerson / The New York Times)

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June 19, 2018 at 5:06 am

What it’s like to portray 18th-century black men as a job

Actor Jeremy Morris portrays free and enslaved blacks at Colonial Williamsburg.

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June 14, 2018 at 5:46 am

Real-life examples of the daily disses contract workers suffer

Ouch: “I have had somebody place a holiday gift on my desk and then take it back later after realizing I was not staff.”

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June 13, 2018 at 5:00 am

If you work remotely from a home office, you just lost a tax break

The tax overhaul passed in late 2017 took away remote employees’ right to deduct their home office from their taxes. Here are some possible workarounds.

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June 4, 2018 at 5:05 am

Study: Cocaine use by workers in Washington up 31% from 2016 to 2017

Drug usage by workers nationwide remains at the highest levels in a decade, according to a Quest Diagnostics study.

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June 1, 2018 at 5:36 am

Open office too distracting? How to find focus

Three tips for being productive amid the hubbub of the open-plan environment.

Employees at Meadowbrook Farms Pork process pork for packaging in Rantoul, Illinois. (Jose More / Chicago Tribune via TNS)

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May 29, 2018 at 5:40 am

Immigrants now make up 17% of the U.S. labor force

The number of foreign-born workers in the U.S. labor force has reached 27.4 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Adrienne Frank, who is recovering from her sixth oral cancer diagnosis in 11 years, is shown in her Minneapolis apartment. Frank was unable to go back to work after her sick leave expired and was subsequently fired by her employer. Although federal law guarantees that those with major illnesses be given time off, that protection only lasts 12 weeks. She lost her income and her health insurance and now at age 35 is covered by Medicaid. (Anthony Souffle / Minneapolis Star Tribune via TNS)

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May 26, 2018 at 7:03 am

As more cancer patients survive, workplace protections fall short

Surgery can leave patients with short-term disabilities, while chemotherapy and radiation can produce side effects such as “chemo-brain,” a difficulty with concentration.

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May 23, 2018 at 5:02 am

Mom no longer taking guilt trip for going back to work

I’ve apologized for missing Healthy Heart day. I’ve tried just giving hugs and nodding along. But recently I got tired of saying sorry.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (center) speaks after a policy luncheon on May 8, 2018, in Washington. McConnell is accompanied by two senators named John: Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota (left) and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

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May 15, 2018 at 5:02 am

In many top jobs, women are outnumbered by men named John

For example, fewer Republican senators are women than men named John — despite the fact that Johns represent 3.3 percent of the population, while women...

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