With mixed news about the Ebola virus – Nigeria has been declared an "Ebola-free" zone, while cases in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone continue to rise – and the first case being reported in New York City, U.S. organizations face concerns about a potential pandemic. So reports Yahoo Finance.

Gallup has been polling Americans on whether they would prefer to have a male or female supervisor since 1953. That first year, two-thirds of respondents indicated they would prefer to work for a man. In 2014, the percentage has been reduced to one-third answering likewise. So reports CNN Money.

Although it has religious origins, Halloween is a secular holiday when children dress up in costumes and go door-to-door in their neighborhoods collecting candy. It's thought of as mostly a fun time on the fall calendar, which is why many companies allow their employees to participate in Halloween-related festivities. So reports HumanResourcesAbout.com.

The recent, highly publicized hazing incident among a Sayreville, New Jersey high school football team, where some freshman players were reportedly sodomized, has resulted in the cancellation of the team's football season and arrests of several players on criminal charges.