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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Family and Medical Leave Act"”.
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Forgetting the American Family: How the Family and Medical Leave Act is Insufficient and What Can Be Done to Improve It
This research seeks to clarify the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 and explore where the Act is deficient. In addition, federal policy is compared with states that currently have a more generous paid leave program. In the interest of the effect this issue has on American global …
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Analysis of Perceived Barriers Encountered by Management within Pharmacy Workflow due to Intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Leave at a Governmental Teaching Hospital
… barriers as deemed by Pharmacy Supervisors and the commonality between different facilities when an employee is on intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Methods: This qualitative study was submitted prior to commencement to the institutional review boards (IRB) at both the …
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Utilization of the family medical leave act: A case study
… competition , technological innovation, and instability. Many more women have entered the labor force. Many families' caregiving needs are now being met by family members who also are holding down jobs. This, in turn, has fueled the rising need among employees for workplace policies that …
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Pay Increases Subsequent to FMLA Leave: The Role of Organizational Justice
… importance of studying organizational justice and its impact. Further, research has indicated a relationship between perceptions of organizational justice and pay increase decisions. However, the present research is the first to incorporate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave into the …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of National Policies Supporting Family Caregivers of Old Adults
Caregivers of family elders have diverse needs, many of which are not being met sufficiently. The purpose of this study was to analyze the congruency between family policy and the needs of family caregivers. Based on the rational policy model, a normative policy analysis of the economics of family …
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Reactions to male and female employees requesting family leave for childcare and eldercare
This research was designed to better understand how employees who take advantage of the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act may be perceived by others in the organization. Two key variables were considered: gender of the person requesting leave and the reason for the requested leave …
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Family-friendly workplace policies in the United States: Associations with maternal and child health
… challenging circumstances regarding employment and childbirth. Unlike all but two other countries worldwide, the U.S. does not guarantee paid leave to employed women who give birth, and the 12 weeks of unpaid leave provided under the Family and Medical Leave Act falls far short of most …
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Social Policy and Family Well-Being: Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… individuals respond to changes in their options and constraints as a result of government policies and their local environments. I focus on issues in maternal and child well-being, as well as family structure and behavior, and draw implications for addressing the needs of disadvantaged …
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A pregnancy test: women workers and the hybrid American welfare state, 1940-1993
… countries were developing their plans, reformers and bureaucrats sought to establish similar plans in the United States and, for a while, seemed like they might. Politics intervened in the form of the Cold War. With a few state level exceptions, the experiences of WWII were largely dismantled in …