Adoption and Safe Families Act

Imagine a time when, “a factory could spew black clouds of toxic (gases) into the air or dump tons of toxic waste into a nearby stream, and that be perfectly legal. They could not be taken to court to stop it. How was this possible? There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect the environment” (EPA History). The EPA is an environmental group that has made a substantial difference in protecting wildlife and the Earth. The Environmental Protection Agency has benefitted the environment…

water equally the same way it affected vinegar. I had to think critically that the water probably have dirt that has been mixed with the ones that was filtered. From the experiment, I can actually say that we can devise ways to purify our water in a safe manner after we have filtered. The experiment shows we have to potential to find and formulate a safer choice on how we filter and purify…

The Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality must be followed in all of the provinces where hydraulic fracturing takes place and the results shared with the property owners (Gagnon, 2016). Provinces In Canada, a handful of provinces have banned fracking; Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador, for the main concerns of water contamination, air quality, and the terms of clarification and operation licenses (Gagnon, 2016). While British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan allow…

The Clean Water Act was created by the government in 1972 to protect and place supervisions on the waters of the United States, due to the large amounts of pollution dumped into lakes, rivers, streams, and other coastal waters. Before the Clean Water Act, there were no restrictions placed on wastes being dumped into waterways, as well as pollution caused by nearby industries. The amount of pollutants in the waters were putting habitats and the wildlife that live there in danger, and effecting…

Kist 1 Protection for Employees The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal law that lays out the foundation for minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for all employees. This act assures that, for all hours an employee works that exceeds the 40 hours a week, they will receive overtime. The overtime pay is considered to be one and one-half times the employee’s regular wage. F.L.S.A. provides a set minimum wage that all employees are entitled to, unless the employee…

In this paper, I aim to examine the similarities and the differences between the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 of the U.S. and the Thailand Labor Protection Act of 1998, amended 2008. Although I will not go into every section of each law, I will discuss the major provisions of each law and then analyze how the two laws play significant roles in determining the labor rights between the U.S. and Thailand. From the selected provisions of each law, I will attempt to draw a conclusion on how,…

eligibility, and length of service for employees working in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Employees in British Columbia take three unpaid days of leave from their job when there has been a death of a family member. The definition of immediate family includes the spouse, parent, and grandparent. The government website does not specify the length of service to be eligible. I believe they are immediately able to take the above leave. Further information is at the…

caused undue burden on their employers. First, let us list the reasons why an employee can take a Family and Medical Leave Act absence. An employee is entitled to FMLA for the following reasons: • The birth of a son or daughter, and to care for the new baby; or • The placement of a child for adoption or foster care and for the worker to care for that newly placed child; or • To tend for an immediate family member with a serious health or medical condition; or • When the worker is incapable of…

Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 allow employees to take a maximum of 12 weeks of unpaid time off from work while their job will be protected for them on their return. Additionally, FMLA states employees will continue to have access to their group life insurance (Department of Labor, n.d-a). FMLA could be used for the following reasons: • For the birth and care of a newborn of the employee. • When the employee adoption a child…

2007, Washington signed on a state family leave act that requires eligibility of the FMLA. Maternity leave in Washington allows up to twelve weeks of leave. Weekly pay is around $250 per week for individuals who were working 35 hours and plus per week at the time in which they took the leave. As presidential campaigns pass, and community petitions, word will spread and there will be a high demand by people for this act. More states will sign onto the paid leave acts and U.S will eventually offer…