Please explain the Family and Medical Leave Act
What will be an ideal response?
Under the FMLA, federal and state employees and those who work for employers with 50 or more employees are able to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in order to care for an ill child, parent, or spouse, or for one's own serious illness, without fear of losing their job, benefits, or status. Unpaid leave can also be taken for the birth or adoption of a child, or when placing a child for adoption or foster care. Both working men and women are protected by this legislation.
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In large cities of traditional societies migrants who take over areas to live in without official permission are called:
A) settlers B) squatters C) urban homesteaders D) foragers
Leslie is filling out an application for a job at a local market, and the form asks her to provide her sex. She is confused what to select because although she is a biological female and appears as one, she truly identifies with being a male. Which is the correct advice for Leslie?
A. Ask the employer to add a second field on the application form for gender. B. Select “female” for sex, since Leslie’s sex is determined by biology. C. Select “male” for sex, since Leslie identifies with being male. D. Leslie should mark both “male” and “female” given the situation.
"Neglect" is characterized by which of these?
A. bodily harm B. failure to provide for basic needs C. noticeable harm D. high rates of fatalities
The evolution of the age structure in a country is largely determined by the
a. increase in life expectancy. b. speed of the fertility decline. c. growth of the labor market. d. level of immigration.