http://www.newsvine.com/leave-of-absenceNewsvine - leave-of-absenceen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:23:05 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:26 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15140657-rep-jesse-jackson-jr-leaves-mayo-clinichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15140657-rep-jesse-jackson-jr-leaves-mayo-clinicusjackson1stus-newsldwritethrumayo-clinicleave-of-absenceTue, 13 Nov 2012 17:51:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. A spokesman at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, Jackson has left the clinic, where he was being treated for bipolar disorder for the second time since taking a leave of absence in June. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15140293-mayo-jackson-continues-medical-treatmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15140293-mayo-jackson-continues-medical-treatmentusofjacksonus-newsleavejesse-jackson-jrmayo-clinicabsenceleave-of-absenceTue, 13 Nov 2012 17:25:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. A spokesman at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, Jackson has left the clinic, where he was being treated for bipolar disorder for the second time since taking a leave of absence in June. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14514749-ill-rep-jesse-jackson-back-at-mayo-clinichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14514749-ill-rep-jesse-jackson-back-at-mayo-clinicusofjesse-jacksonjacksonpoliticsus-newsleavejesse-jackson-jrmayo-clinicabsenceleave-of-absencetwo-illinoischicago-democratdemocratic-illinoiswith-election-dayWed, 17 Oct 2012 19:55:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. With the Nov. 6, 2012 election just three weeks away, the unflattering news about U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., has reached a point that would send most politicians into full crisis communications mode. Yet the Jackson camp maintains the same, often baffling approach to both the media and the voters he is asking to re-elect him to a ninth term: virtual silence. Jackson has kept quiet and out of sight as he convalesces at his Washington home following a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>Pedestrians pass by the offices of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., and his wife Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, in the South Shore neighborhood Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in Chicago. With election day just weeks away and the unflattering news about Rep. Jackson reaching a point that would send most politicians into full crisis communications mode, the Jackson camp has maintained the same, often baffling approach to both the media and the voters who could elect him to a ninth term: virtual silence. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>Darrell Moore, left, a skilled tradesman at Ford Motor Company, and Taft Walker, an aviation maintenance worker, both from Crete, Ill., discuss the upcoming re-election campaign of their congressional seat now held by U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. during lunch Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at a restaurant in Jackson's district in Chicago. With election day just weeks away and the unflattering news about Rep. Jackson reaching a point that would send most politicians into full crisis communications mode, the Jackson camp has maintained the same, often baffling approach to both the media and the voters who could elect him to a ninth term: virtual silence. Walker, 51, said he wanted to be sure Jackson &#8212; the son of a prominent civil rights leader &#8212; isn’t the subject of a “witch hunt.” He didn’t fault Jackson for not speaking publicly, saying there may be a logical explanation for what is an otherwise uncharacteristic response. “Most of the time your attorneys tell you to keep your mouth shut. </p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Congressmen Bobby Rush, who visited Jackson at his Washington home on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, with Danny Davis, said Jackson was en route Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, which released him last month following treatment for bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14147018-wife-unsure-when-us-rep-jackson-jr-will-returnhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14147018-wife-unsure-when-us-rep-jackson-jr-will-returnusofjacksonus-newsleavejesse-jackson-jrabsenceleave-of-absencecongressman-jesse-jacksonleave-ofSat, 29 Sep 2012 07:06:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. speaks in Chicago. With the November election only five weeks away, Jackson's absence from work and the campaign trail is testing patience in Chicago. His GOP opponent is now criticizing him for it after pledging not to. Friendly editorial writers are now urging he come forward and finally explain himself. And Jackson's alderman wife, Sandi, is having to deny in public that she might step in to replace him. The Jackson camp says only that the congressman is still on the ballot and will only return to work when cleared for that by a doctor, but the uncertainty and mystery is feeding talk of what happens if he resigns and needs to be replaced, a process with a sordid history in Chicago and Illinois. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., and his wife Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, thank family members at the foot of the stage at his election night party, in With the November election only five weeks away, Jackson's absence from work and the campaign trail is testing patience in Chicago. His GOP opponent is now criticizing him for it after pledging not to. Friendly editorial writers are now urging he come forward and finally explain himself. And Jackson's alderman wife, Sandi, is having to deny in public that she might step in to replace him. The Jackson camp says only that the congressman is still on the ballot and will only return to work when cleared for that by a doctor, but the uncertainty and mystery is feeding talk of what happens if he resigns and needs to be replaced, a process with a sordid history in Chicago and Illinois. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 4, 2012 file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, and Rep Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. tour the Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights, Ill. With the November election only five weeks away, Jackson's absence from work and the campaign trail is testing patience in Chicago. His GOP opponent is now criticizing him for it after pledging not to. Friendly editorial writers are now urging he come forward and finally explain himself. And Jackson's alderman wife, Sandi, is having to deny in public that she might step in to replace him. The Jackson camp says only that the congressman is still on the ballot and will only return to work when cleared for that by a doctor, but the uncertainty and mystery is feeding talk of what happens if he resigns and needs to be replaced, a process with a sordid history in Chicago and Illinois. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 14, 2010 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., center, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. With the November election only five weeks away, Jackson's absence from work and the campaign trail is testing patience in Chicago. His GOP opponent is now criticizing him for it after pledging not to. Friendly editorial writers are now urging he come forward and finally explain himself. And Jackson's alderman wife, Sandi, is having to deny in public that she might step in to replace him. The Jackson camp says only that the congressman is still on the ballot and will only return to work when cleared for that by a doctor, but the uncertainty and mystery is feeding talk of what happens if he resigns and needs to be replaced, a process with a sordid history in Chicago and Illinois. He is flanked by then-House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., left, and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)</p><p>FILE - A May 16, 2011 file photo shows U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Chicago. Jackson's wife said Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and his physician will decide when the congressman returns to work. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)</p><p>FILE - A May 16, 2011 file photo shows U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Chicago. Jackson's wife said Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and his physician will decide when the congressman returns to work. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13261612-patrick-kennedy-rep-jackson-in-deep-depressionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13261612-patrick-kennedy-rep-jackson-in-deep-depressionusofjacksonus-newsleavemayo-clinicabsencepatrick-kennedyleave-of-absencechicago-democratformer-rhode-island-congressman-patrick-kennedyMon, 13 Aug 2012 18:36:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. speaks in Chicago. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, that Jackson is being treated for bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a "deep" depression and has "a lot of work" ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)</p><p>In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a "deep" depression and has "a lot of work" ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)</p><p>In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo provided by the office of former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, right, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Jackson is in a "deep" depression and has "a lot of work" ahead of him on the road to recovery, Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat. (AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13121497-us-rep-jackson-expected-back-from-leave-in-weekshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/04/13121497-us-rep-jackson-expected-back-from-leave-in-weeksusofjacksonus-newsleaveabsenceleave-of-absencechicago-democratSat, 4 Aug 2012 20:13:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/27/12998741-rev-jesse-jackson-no-timetable-on-sons-recoveryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/27/12998741-rev-jesse-jackson-no-timetable-on-sons-recoveryusofjesse-jacksonjacksonus-newsleavejesse-jackson-jrmayo-clinicabsenceleave-of-absenceSat, 28 Jul 2012 02:31:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., is seen during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. The Mayo Clinic says Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for depression at its hospital in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/05/12580125-congressmans-mood-disorder-raising-questionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/05/12580125-congressmans-mood-disorder-raising-questionsusofjesse-jacksonjacksonpoliticsus-newsleavehouse-democraticnancy-pelosidick-durbinjesse-jackson-jrillinois-democratabsencedemocratic-houseleave-of-absencechicago-democratcongressman-jesse-jackson-jrThu, 5 Jul 2012 15:34:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., thanks supporters at his election night party in Chicago after his Democratic primary in the Illinois' 2nd District. A statement from Jackson's office Thursday, July 5, 2012, said that Jackson's medical condition is more serious than initially believed and he's undergoing evaluation and treatment at an in-patient medical facility. The congressman's office announced last week that he had been on medical leave for two weeks and was being treated for exhaustion. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., thanks supporters at his primary election night party in Chicago. Jackson has been on medical leave for exhaustion for several weeks and Monday, July 9, 2012, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said Jackson has a responsibility to tell the public about his medical condition and his whereabouts. Jackson's staff didn't disclose the fact about the leave right away and then reported July 5 that he was in an inpatient facility battling physical and emotional problems worse than initially thought. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May 16, 2011 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. attends ceremonies for Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. On Wednesday, July 11, 2012, Jackson's staff said they soon could have more information to release about the Chicago Democrat's medical condition. Jackson's been on medical leave for a month, but his location and exact ailment haven't been disclosed. Initially, staff said he was being treated for exhaustion. But last week they said his condition was worse than previously thought and required inpatient treatment. They also disclosed Jackson has been battling emotional problems. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. speaks in Chicago. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she expects Jackson to explain his weeks-long leave of absence after he has had an evaluation of his evaluation of his medical condition. Pelosi indicated that she had not spoken to the Illinois Democrat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12404804-jesse-jackson-jr-takes-medical-leave-of-absencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12404804-jesse-jackson-jr-takes-medical-leave-of-absenceusofjesse-jacksonjacksonus-newsleavejesse-jackson-jrabsenceleave-of-absenceMon, 25 Jun 2012 23:21:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, March 20, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., thanks supporters at his election night party in Chicago after his Democratic primary win over challenger, former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, in the Illinois' 2nd District. Jackson's office announced Monday, June 25, 2012 in a news release that the congressman has been on a medical leave of absence since June 10 and is being treated for exhaustion. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/13/6851808-house-grants-weiner-a-leave-of-absencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/13/6851808-house-grants-weiner-a-leave-of-absenceuspoliticsweineranthony-weinerleave-of-absenceMon, 13 Jun 2011 23:57:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post