The Decisions That Are Made With The Family Medical Leave Act Congress enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (the "FMLA") in response to growing concerns about inadequate job security for employees who had serious health conditions that prevented them from working for temporary periods. Under the FMLA, eligible employees are entitled to twelve weeks of leave during any twelve-month period for the birth and care of a newborn child, placement of a child for adoption or foster care, care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, parent) with a serious health condition, or me...

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The film Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary by Laura Angelica Simon, a Mexican immigrant and fourth-grade teacher at Hoover Elementary School in Los Angeles was made in response to 1994 California voters approval of the controversial Proposition 187, a ballot initiative denying public education and health care to all undocumented immigrants. ...

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