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2. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Wikipedia

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   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, and he signed it into law on February 5, 1993.

3. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Wikipedia

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   The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA or the Kennedy – Kassebaum Act [1] [2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. [3] It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the guidelines ...

4. 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 ...

5. Working While Pregnant: Restrictions, Long Hours, More

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   A 2014 study of Japanese women uncovered that those who worked more than 40 hours each week were at higher risk of miscarriage and preterm labor. And the more hours worked (51–70 hours and 71 ...

6. Stress Leave: What It Is and How to Take It - Healthline

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   Public agencies and schools, however, do have to follow FMLA, no matter how many employees they have. To qualify, you need to have worked for your employer for at least 12 months. In the last year ...

7. Medical certificate - Wikipedia

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   Medical certificate. A medical certificate or doctor's certificate [1] [2] is a written statement from a physician or another medically qualified health care provider which attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient. [3] It can serve as a sick note ( UK: fit note) (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence ...