Workplace & Employer

Returning to work, leave, and the support an employer can offer.

3 articles

How to support a grieving employee, a guide for managers

When a team member experiences a loss, most managers want to help but do not know how. This is a way to show up with compassion while keeping the wider team supported.

6 min readApril 8, 2026

Bereavement leave in America, what you are entitled to and how to ask for more

There is no federal bereavement leave law in the United States, and most workers receive three days. This is the state-by-state landscape, what you can negotiate, and what the best companies do differently.

7 min readApril 4, 2026

The employer’s guide to bereavement benefits, and why the best companies go beyond three days

Three days of bereavement leave was never enough. For HR leaders and executives, this is the case for more, a way to implement it, and what leading companies do differently.

7 min readMarch 30, 2026

Immediate Steps

The first days and weeks, and what genuinely needs your attention now.

Financial & Benefits

Benefits, claims, and the money questions that surface after a loss.

Legal & Estate

Probate, estates, and the paperwork that follows, explained plainly.

Emotional Wellness

Living alongside grief, in the body and over the long arc of time.

Family & Relationships

Supporting one another, and being supported, through a shared loss.