Falling Leaves

for my supervisor that did not work out well for me, therefore, my analysis will help me figure out how to not find myself in that situations again. A few months ago, my direct supervisor had to take a leave of absence due to an injury. He was going to be out for a few weeks to recover, but his leave took longer than he originally expected, consequently, our regional manager decided to hire a temporary replacement for him until he returned. During my scheduled interview, she informed me that our…

their child in the beginning of life. Paternal leave is an option in the U.S., but only 3 states offer paid parental leave, which are California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island (United States Department of Labor). It is ideal for both parents to take parental leave but many times only the mother will take maternal leave because someone under the roof needs to bring in the money, which in many cases is the father. Sometimes fathers don’t take parental leave because of the stigma that the child only…

In the past, maternal leave has had a troubled history in legislation. Women have had to fight multiple times in court to access time off for childcare. In the United States where the consensus is that working hard equates to your dreams coming true, significant time off work seems retrograde in obtaining one’s goals. Throughout history as more women entered the workforce, a divide formed between business and motherhood. In today’s society, maternal leave is a term left behind for a more…

Policy The health of our employees is a high priority of the AKW Electrical Contractors. When an employee experiences a work-related injury and/or illness, we are endowed to assist employees to return to work as safe and as soon as possible. We have enacted a Return-to-Work program that is designed to assist injured or sick employees return to work promptly, and aid in the healing process. This program depends on the effort of the employee, our insurance company, the treating healthcare…

Paternity leave in the United States has been a growing controversy over the past few years. With parents wanting to both be involved with their child early on, the need for such benefit requires reevaluation in the workplace. With inadequate policies set in place, families often struggle with financial burdens, loss of employment, and gender identity/role issues. New parents should be allowed paternity leave, to get the opportunity to bond with baby, help their partner with any needs and those…

It almost sounds like a perfect job when a company offers 25 days of PTO. Sure, you would have to schedule them two days in advance, but it beats the old "point system" that I am subjected to. I for one, would absolutely love to have 25 PTO days. I tend to have a problem with a babysitter and I am certainly in trouble when there is a school delay. Obviously pros and cons of using PTO policy that offer 25 days off will be present. Some advantages to this policy are: workers are treated as…

one should force parents to go back to work days or weeks after giving birth.” The Expand Maternity and Paternity Leave Act (EMPLA) provides certain parents with up to fifteen weeks of paid, job-protected leave. The parents or single parent can start their maternity leave seven weeks before their due date and eight weeks after, around 70% of their normal pay. They can extend the leave for another two weeks if the child gets sick or has special needs. The Executive Agency that will be regulating…

When does an insignificant name of a character that cannot even be remembered by the protagonist become so important, that it centralizes the entire tale to the point that if the name is not mentioned the tale will not be a tale? The closest answer to this question could be found in Ludwig Tieck tale “The fair haired Eckbert”. The apparently dull life of Eckbert and his wife Bertha, both of whom seem to be content with their current lifestyle of isolated protection from society, comes crashing…

Steve rushed his wife to the hospital early one Friday morning, within several hours he officially became a father. As he held his son he realized he and his wife are now new parents. His wife planned to take the now standard twelve week maternity leave at home caring for their son. Steve however, will return to work Monday morning as usual. When he returns to work, his lack of sleep and hectic home life will untitentialy impact his job prefromace. This will cause both Steve and his wife…

In the meantime, I think the best thing for me to do, in order to improve my academic life, ironically, is to take a leave of absence from my studies. I am not aware of any implications that this decision might have on me other than prolonging my college career, but I think that it will help me in the long run. Taking time off will help me refocus my priorities and decide…