Sutter Health to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit

A tentative settlement was announced on Wednesday in a case against Sutter Health, the sprawling hospital system in Northern California accused of anti-competitive behavior, just as the trial was to begin. The class-action lawsuit, which was brought by the California attorney general, Xavier Becerra, along with scores of employers and unions, accused Sutter of using…

Charlotte Blank, Robert Schwartzberg

Charlotte Elizabeth Blank and Robert Jordan Schwartzberg were married Oct. 12 in St. Louis. C. Stuart Arnold, a friend of the bride’s family who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated in the sculpture garden of the St. Louis Art Museum. Ms. Blank, 35, is the chief behavioral officer, leading the behavioral science…

Do-It-Yourself Sabbaticals

At Birchbox, the beauty and grooming subscription service, there is something called the “tri-bat.” Birchbox offers full-time employees who have been with the company for three years a $750 stipend (on top of their salary) and three weeks off in addition to standard vacation time. At six years of service, employees receive the same time…