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  2. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Wikipedia

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    Coleman v. Court of Appeals of Maryland, 566 U.S. 30 (2012) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. [1] The FMLA was a major part of President Bill Clinton 's first-term domestic agenda ...

  3. FMLA Isn't Enough: Here's How to Extend Your Maternity Leave

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    Employees are required to work 1,250 hours in the 12-month period prior to taking leave. That breaks down to at least 26 hours per week. These stipulations make for a hugely flawed policy. In fact ...

  4. Parental leave in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Parental leave (also known as family leave) is regulated in the United States by US labor law and state law. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for parents of newborn or newly adopted children if they work for a company with 50 or more employees. As of October 1, 2020, the same policy has ...

  5. National Provider Identifier - Wikipedia

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    A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...

  6. Maternity Leave in the United States: Facts You Need to Know

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    Maternity leave facts in the United States. 40 percent of women don’t qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which grants 12 weeks of protected job leave, unpaid, at the federal level ...

  7. What a General Practitioner Is and When to See One - WebMD

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    General practitioners provide acute, chronic, and follow-up care to their patients. Their duties include assessing you with a physical exam and a review of your medical history. From there, they ...

  8. Forest Health Care Associates in Paramus, NJ - WebMD

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    Forest Health Care Associates. 275 277 Forest Ave. Paramus, NJ 07652. Tel: (201) 986-1881. Physicians at this location.

  9. What Is a Primary Care Physician? - WebMD

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    Your primary care doctor is who you can turn to if you have the flu, need vaccinations, want to quit smoking, need to manage your diabetes, or want to lose weight. They are trained to handle all ...