Jobs and finances top the list of stressors cited in a survey by Fidelity Investments, and these stressors correspond to a higher number of days missed at work. "Employee financial-wellness needs are not all the same, so the onus is on employers to ensure programs address a wide range of financial needs -- not just retirement," says Gao-Wen Shao of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

A Communications Workers of America lawsuit against companies including Facebook and T-Mobile alleges discrimination against older job applicants through ad targeting. "Civil rights don't stop when you turn on your computer," said Jody Calemine, the union's chief of staff.

Americans receive far less paid time off compared to other advanced economies, and the US is the only industrialized country that doesn't guarantee paid vacation days. "It's a national embarrassment that 28 million Americans don't get any paid vacation or paid holidays," writes John Schmitt, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Robert Sutton, a professor of management at Stanford University, reflects on the power of an offhand comment and discusses the trouble this can cause leaders. Sutton advises a clear distinction between actual commands and when you're thinking out loud.

The legal marijuana industry is on pace to create more than 400,000 jobs, including budtenders and cannabis chefs, by 2021, according to BDS Analytics. Some jobs, such as head growers and master extractors, require advanced degrees in horticulture or biochemistry and command six-figure salaries.