Parental leave

Paid maternity leave is offered to women and the policy even extends to men for a lesser time frame around the globe. Countries have offered as much as 12 to 18 weeks paid leave and some private sector organizations overseas can offer up to a year of maternity leave. Countries that are rapidly growing within their economic development have also extended policy centered around maternity leave which begs the question: Why is the United States lagging behind our global counterparts in providing…

Situation A: Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 provides eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave of absence from work for certain circumstances related to family or medical reasons. To be an eligible employee, one must be employed for at least 12 months, at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months, and work for a company that has 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius. According to the United States Department of Labor,…

weeks of maternity leave for new mothers, the lowest federal policy of all developing nations. Even with pleas from the masses and prominent politicians, like President Barack Obama, the last change in federal policy was in 1993. It’s important to consider the factors-- sexism and the American imperialist ideal-- that block maternity leave policies from increasing in length and becoming paid. Though the United States aims to keep its spot as a top developing nation, its maternity leave policies…

started to come down harder, the ice was thickening on the roads and I had an anxious puppy in the car. Just a few months before everything was very different. I had a solid job, what I had thought was happiness, and a great home. When she decided to leave my world turned upside down. Now I was sitting in my Nissan; trunk piled high of loose clothes, and random knick knacks I had collected over the years. She was never the love of my life but I had made her my world. I had built a life around…

where I am going with this. Paternity leave is important for both genders in today’s society because a husband and wife team can’t always lean on their parents, aunts, uncles, friends, or anyone for that matter sometimes, and whether or not they can should not make a difference. The two only have each…

Trauma vs Valuable Life Experience I remember a time when I had to listen to my mom beg for my life and her own. It started one day in the early afternoon around 1 o’clock. My bedroom frigid and relaxing from the air conditioning, as I laid there listening to the movie, “Mac and Devin go to High school.” All while texting my friend Kayla about what time I was going to go over to her house that weekend. “This might be the start of a really great week, it’s going so well and I can’t wait to see…

and staring at the door, waiting for the officers to come in and tell us that the papers were done. After about half an hour of waiting, the officers came in and told us to go to the restroom, and then wait out into the large room with the fish to leave. We all went to the hall with the bathroom, which was where Roberto had the best idea I can recall ever hearing. He told us there was a window in that hall, and we realized what he was thinking. Papá opened the window, looked out, and then…

decision I could have ever made. Keeping misty. Yes, misty does come with responsibilities such as waking up in the middle of the night at 3, 4 or even 5 in the morning to take her out to potty. She will whine until you take her out. Waking up early to leave water and food for her is another thing I have to do and after being up at 3 in the morning, no one wants to be up by 6:30 am. For her I would do that and more. She is fun in so many ways and such a good pup. We go for jeep rides and she…

issues with the Family Medical Leave Act Introduction The Family Medical Leave Act was adopted in 1993 and is also known as the FMLA. The United States Department of Labor defines the Family Medical Leave Act (n.d) as “FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.” A employee may…

changing your armpits looked a little swollen.” I started to get scared, so I looked at my armpits and saw that they were huge. I looked back at James and Juan and said “you guys need to leave before you get infected.” They both said insinc “but you will die.” I said “remember what we agreed on?” They finally agreed to leave, and they were gone before night. When I went back into the cave, The skeleton man was there, and right then I realized why he was there, he was there to show me how much…