Workweek

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) officially allows an employee to take job-protected leave for a particular purpose. Particular purposes include birth or adoption of a child, serious health condition of a family member or employee’s own serious health condition. In case of birth or adoption of a child, FMLA entitles both the parents to avail the new child leave. FMLA is a state as well as a federal law. Many of the rights under both state and federal law are same, however there are a…

GCSS-Army Wave 1 Reparable Management Problem Statement As the Senior Supply System Technician and the AL ARNG GCSS-Army subject matter expert, I was tasked with analyzing the Potential Credit Dollars Lost Report received from NGB GCSS-Army Finance Team indicating Alabama had potential lost $310,000 dollars’ worth of reparable credits between 1 October 2015 and 11 July 2016. After verifying the accuracy of this report and a quick analysis of our Creditable Reparable Management Process it became…

America was founded and built on the principles of opportunity and equality for all. It was only during the Industrial Revolution that people started to feel like these principles were being disregarded. People were starting to want fair wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. When these problems became an issue for the common worker, across the board, it ultimately led to the labor movement. Over time these group of workers transformed into a movement that came together and…

as x rays and blood tests, and making diagnoses concerning a patient’s injury/ illness. Work schedules differ as they vary according to the setting but usually physician assistants who work in a clinic work a 40-hour week. A physician assistant’s workweek may include weekends, nights, early morning hospital rounds to visit patients or being on call for emergencies. In order to do this job, one must possess the knowledge and skill to practice in a variety of clinical situations as well as…

I have three sons ages 24, 21, and 18. Each are different in their own unique way. As a parent you want your children to be successful and excel in life. I demanded good grades and expected all three boys to meet my high expectations. I was what you would call a tiger mom. My parenting style worked well with my two older boys, however caused emotional distress with my youngest. When I realized my youngest son was clinically depressed, I needed a friend to talk to. I confided in my boss and her…

shortcoming as a student and leader is my lack of organization. I have a tendency to take tasks on as I feel the need to without setting out a particular plan for success. One of the assessments in the quiz was do “I spend at least 5 percent of my workweek either planning myself or helping team members with their planning” (DuBrin 116). My lack of planning and organization has proven detrimental time and time again in my academic and work career. In the coming year I can start by taking small…

Gloomy Mondays, thrilling Fridays, and repeat. Discovering a person’s favourite day of the week will be beneficial to the functionality of the work force. Identifying the differences between age groups, comparing and contrasting survey results to those of a study, and analyzing the history of the concept of a week can achieve this improved functionality. It is important to know that people of different ages will have different favourite days. From elementary school, throughout to high school…

Apple was started by two friends who met high school who were both interested in electronics, Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs. Both had been working in Silicon Valley; Wozniak at Hewlett-Packard and Jobs at Atari. In 1976, while dabbling in computer design, Steven Wozniak created what would be known as Apple 1. While Jobs was a man of the future, he insisted that Wozniak, sell the computer and April 1, 1976, Apple was born. By 1977, Apple II was debuted at a local trade show and by 1980 Apple…

FDR used that to help him win his presidential campaign. They continued to work together. Upon offering her the position, Secretary of Labor, Perkins had a few requests from FDR if she were to join his team. “She ticked off the items: a forty-hour workweek, a minimum wage, worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation, a federal law banning child labor, direct federal aid for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized public employment service and health insurance” (Downy, p. 1). A…

The country of France is one of the world’s oldest nations. It is also one of the most important nations in the world, economically and politically. Historically, France has provided the world some of the greatest achievements scientifically, Today, France is one of the most advanced countries in the world, but underneath the surface, there is a cancer growing. In the last couple of years, the world has witnessed a series of horrific terrorist attacks in France. The rise of radical Islamic…