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95-546: The FMLA allows eligible employees to take up to 12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to care for a new child, care for a seriously ill family member, or recover from a serious illness. The FMLA covers both public- and private-sector employees, but certain categories of employees, including elected officials and highly compensated employees, are excluded or face certain limitations. To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have worked for their employer for at least 12 months, have worked at least 1,250 hours over

190-448: A consumer advocate , Nader received more votes from Republicans than Democrats. The Worker's League nominated Helen Halyard for president; she was the party's nominee for vice president in 1984 and 1988. Fred Mazelis was nominated for vice president. Halyard and Mazelis drew 3,050 votes. Ballot access: Michigan, New Jersey (33 Electoral) John Yiamouyiannis , a major opponent of water fluoridation , ran as an Independent under

285-525: A technical standard . This is either an international standard or a private standard . ISEAL Alliance and Global Food Safety Initiative are examples of private organizations who represent the private sector . Promoting certification in supply chains of private corporations by recognizing scheme owners who adopt private standards . In comparison, the public sector and Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) recommend international standards . Scheme owners using private standards require scheme fees, which

380-426: A Southern candidate with a Northern partner. Gore served to balance the ticket in other ways, as he was perceived as strong on family values and environmental issues, while Clinton was not. Also, Gore's similarities to Clinton allowed him to push some of his key campaign themes, such as centrism and generational change. Paleoconservative journalist Pat Buchanan was the primary opponent of President Bush; Ron Paul ,

475-453: A caregiver to take up to 26 weeks of leave in order to actively care for a military member who requires medical attention for acute or ongoing conditions. Under §2612(d)(2)(A) an employer can make an employee substitute the right to 12 unpaid weeks of leave for "accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave or family leave" in an employer's personnel policy. Originally the Department of Labor had

570-836: A caucus in Washington . Harkin won caucuses in Idaho and Minnesota while Jerry Brown won Colorado. Kerrey dropped out two days later. Clinton won the South Carolina and Wyoming primaries and Tsongas won Arizona. Harkin dropped out. Brown won the Nevada caucus. Clinton swept nearly all of the Super Tuesday primaries on March 10 making him the solid front runner. Clinton won the Michigan and Illinois primaries. Tsongas dropped out after finishing 3rd in Michigan. Brown, however, began to pick up steam, aided by using

665-549: A certain level of knowledge or ability. Another common type of certification in modern society is product certification . This refers to processes intended to determine if a product meets minimum standards, similar to quality assurance . Different certification systems exist in each country. For example, in Russia it is the GOST R Rostest . Other types include: Certification is dependent on meeting specific requirements that are defined in

760-473: A child receives parental rights to family leave regardless of the legal or biological relationship" and specifying that "an employee who intends to share in the parenting of a child with their same sex partner will be able to exercise the right to FMLA leave to bond with that child." In February 2015, the Department of Labor issued its final rule (effective March 27, 2015) amending the definition of spouse under

855-425: A flat tax, the eradication of PACs, a ban on soft money contributions, and school vouchers. The party's first presidential ticket appeared on the ballot in 28 states and drew 37,137 votes (<0.1% of the popular vote). U.S. Taxpayers' candidates: The U.S. Taxpayers Party ran its first presidential ticket in 1992, having only been formed the prior year. Initially Howard Phillips had hoped to successfully entice

950-483: A health care provider. A health condition is considered serious if it involves an overnight stay in a medical facility or if it requires continuing treatment by a health care provider. Child care leave should be taken in one lump, unless an employer agrees otherwise. If a father and mother have the same employer, they must share their leave, in effect halving each person's rights, if the employer so chooses. Employers must continue to provide all employment benefits during

1045-476: A lifetime upon completing all certification requirements. Others expire after a certain period of time and have to be maintained with further education and/or testing. Certifications can differ within a profession by the level or specific area of expertise to which they refer. For example, in the IT Industry there are different certifications available for software tester , project manager , and developer . Also,

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1140-464: A long streak of primaries leading up to Brown's home state of California. Clinton won this state 48% to 41% and secured the delegates needed to lock the nomination. The convention met in New York City, and the official tally was: Clinton chose U.S. senator Al Gore ( D - Tennessee ) to be his running mate on July 9, 1992. Choosing fellow Southerner Gore went against the popular strategy of balancing

1235-460: A lower threshold for employer coverage: The federal FMLA only applies to immediate family—parent, spouse, and child. The 2008 amendments to the FMLA for military family members extend the FMLA's protection to next of kin and to adult children. The Department of Labor on June 22, 2010, clarified the definition of "son and daughter" under the FMLA "to ensure that an employee who assumes the role of caring for

1330-526: A penalty to make employers notify employees that this might happen. However, five judges in the US Supreme Court in Ragsdale v Wolverine World Wide, Inc held that the statute precluded the right of the Department of Labor to do so. Four dissenting judges would have held that nothing prevented the rule, and it was the Department of Labor's job to enforce the law. After unpaid leave, an employee generally has

1425-782: A phone number to receive funding from small donors. Brown scored surprising wins in Connecticut, Vermont and Alaska. As the race moved to the primaries in New York and Wisconsin, Brown had taken the lead in polls in both states. Then he made a serious gaffe by announcing to an audience of New York City's Jewish community that he would consider Reverend Jesse Jackson as a vice presidential candidate; Jackson had offended many Jewish people with remarks he had made during his own presidential campaigns. Clinton won dramatically in New York (41%–26%) and closely in Wisconsin (37%–34%). Clinton then proceeded to win

1520-475: A populist liberal with labor union support. Former U.S. senator Paul Tsongas (Mass.) highlighted his political independence and fiscal conservatism. Former California governor Jerry Brown, who had run for the Democratic nomination in 1976 and 1980, declared a significant reform agenda, including Congressional term limits , campaign finance reform , and the adoption of a flat income tax . Nebraska senator Bob Kerrey

1615-722: A prominent conservative politician, such as the former senator Gordon J. Humphrey from New Hampshire, or even Patrick Buchanan who at the time had only been mulling over running against President Bush (he would officially declare in December 1991). No one, however, announced any intention to seek the Taxpayers Party nomination; Buchanan himself in the end endorsed President Bush at the Republican National Convention in Houston. Phillips had been unofficially nominated earlier in

1710-492: A respectable showing for a minor third-party candidate: Utah, where he received 3.8% of the vote and Idaho, where he received 2.1% of the vote. In some counties, his support topped 10%, and in Franklin County, Idaho, was only a few votes away from pushing Bill Clinton into fourth place in the county. While officially running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Lyndon LaRouche also decided to run as an Independent in

1805-500: A second consecutive nomination from the Party in 1992. Unlike in 1988, Fulani failed to gain ballot access in every state, deciding to concentrate some of that campaign funding towards exposure of her candidacy and the Party to the national public. Fulani also sought the endorsement of the Peace and Freedom Party of California, but despite winning a majority in that party's primary, she would lose

1900-551: A single contest. Bush's popularity following his success in the Gulf War dissuaded high-profile Democratic candidates such as Mario Cuomo from entering the 1992 Democratic primaries . Clinton, a leader of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council , established himself as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination by sweeping the Super Tuesday primaries. He defeated former governor of California Jerry Brown , former Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas , and other candidates to win

1995-509: A single state (with the exception of Arkansas ), the first two being 1912 for William Howard Taft and 1984 for Walter Mondale . As of 2024, this is the last time that either a Democratic or Republican candidate received less than 40% of the popular vote. [REDACTED] Following the successful performance by U.S. and coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War, President George H. W. Bush 's approval ratings were 89%. His re-election

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2090-676: A substantial economic boom from his predecessor Ronald Reagan . Bush's greatest strength, foreign policy , was regarded as much less important following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War , as well as the relatively peaceful climate in the Middle East after the Gulf War. Perot led in several polls taken in June 1992, but severely damaged his candidacy by temporarily dropping out of

2185-440: A worker's serious health condition, the serious health condition of a family member, or upon the arrival of a new child. State FMLA laws and the new military family provisions of the FMLA have broadened these categories: Several states have passed FMLA-type statutes to give parents unpaid leave for other related purposes, including: In 2003, Han and Waldfogel found that "only about 60% of private sector workers are covered" due to

2280-457: Is among the highest paid 10 percent of the employees employed by the employer within 75 miles of the facility at which the employee is employed." Their employers are not required to restore them to their original position (or an equivalent position with equivalent pay and benefits, as is guaranteed to other employees) if the employer determines that denying the employee their position is "necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to

2375-411: Is assigned, or where they report. A work site is never considered the employee's home, even if they work from home; in these cases, their worksite is considered the location where they report and that assigns them work. Employees who are not employed in U.S. nor its territories are not counted. For educational institutions, teachers who are employed permanently or under contract are counted even when school

2470-428: Is based on the assumption that men will take advantage of the opportunity of unpaid leave at comparable rates to women. According to Grossman, there is no basis for this assumption upon the inception of the legislation and no evidence has been found today to support this assumption. Therefore, the employer incentive to prefer male employees is preserved despite the equal opportunity for both sexes to take leave. Moreover,

2565-404: Is measured using the shortest route using surface roads or waterways. Employees must give employers 30 days' notice if birth or adoption is "foreseeable", and for serious health conditions if practicable. Treatments should be arranged "so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer" according to medical advice. Along with the 30 days' notice, there are other requirements when seeking

2660-540: Is not in session. Work sites include public agencies, including schools and state, local, and federal employers. After a private employer meets the 50 employees in 20 workweeks threshold, the employer continues to be covered by FMLA until the employer no longer has employed 50 employees for 20 workweeks in both the current and the preceding calendar year. The 50-employee threshold does not apply to public agency employees or local educational agencies. There are special hours rules for certain airline employees. The 75-mile radius

2755-469: Is not recognized, that employee's spouse triggers FMLA coverage if the employee married in a state that recognized same-sex marriage or common law marriage. Some states had already expanded the definition of family in their own FMLAs: In June 2015, Obergefell v. Hodges required states to perform and recognize same-sex marriages. This eliminated the need for FMLA to distinguish which states perform and recognize same-sex marriage. FMLA leave can be used for

2850-494: Is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit . Accreditation is a specific organization's process of certification. According to the U.S. National Council on Measurement in Education , a certification test is a credentialing test used to determine whether individuals are knowledgeable enough in a given occupational area to be labeled "competent to practice" in that area. One of

2945-659: Is the final election to date in which the Democratic nominee won less than 50% of the vote in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and in which the Republican nominee won less than 50% in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, and Nebraska. It is also the third and final election since the Civil War in which a Republican or Democratic nominee failed to break 50% in

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3040-485: Is typically an annual payment for issuing a certificate. Whereas international standards do not allow scheme ownership and do not require fees to issue a certificate. Further differences between international standards and private standards are explained in a paper from ISO. Attestations of conformity can be made: In the European Union, a notified Body is an organization accredited by an accreditation body for

3135-542: The Center for Constitutional Rights , the former director of the National Rainbow Coalition , and the worked on both of Jesse Jackson 's campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination. Asiba Tupahache , a Native American activist from New York was his running-mate. Though running an Independent campaign under the label "Campaign for a Better Tomorrow" , Daniels was endorsed by a number of third parties across

3230-597: The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology offers three certifications in the same profession, but with increasing complexity. Certification does not designate that a person has sufficient knowledge in a subject area, only that they passed the test. This of course apples only to exam-based certifications. Education-based certifications, require that a person completes a course of study that satisfies certain body of knowledge claims to demonstrate that

3325-512: The Ku Klux Klan , won 119,115 votes. Just over 100,000 votes were cast for all other candidates, half of which were write-in votes for H. Ross Perot. Former Minnesota governor Harold Stassen, who had run for president nine times since 1944, also mounted his final campaign. President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle easily won renomination by the Republican Party . However,

3420-610: The Libertarian Party 's presidential nominee in 1988, had planned to run against the President, but dropped out shortly after Buchanan's entry in December. Buchanan's best showing was in the New Hampshire primary on February 18, 1992—where Bush won by a 53–38% margin. President Bush won 73% of all primary votes, with 9,199,463 votes. Buchanan won 2,899,488 votes; unpledged delegates won 287,383 votes, and David Duke , Grand Wizard of

3515-516: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and internal and external national debt, tapping into voters' potential fear of the deficit. His volunteers succeeded in collecting enough signatures to get his name on the ballot in all 50 states. In June, Perot led the national public opinion polls with support from 39% of the voters (versus 31% for Bush and 25% for Clinton). Perot severely damaged his credibility by dropping out of

3610-639: The Northeast and the West Coast , marking the start of Democratic dominance in both regions in both presidential and statewide elections that remains ongoing to this day. Clinton also performed well in the eastern Midwest , the Mountain West , Appalachia , and parts of the South . This election was the first time a Democrat had won the presidency without Texas since its statehood and North Carolina since 1844 . This

3705-541: The United States on November 3, 1992. Democratic governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot of Texas . The election marked the beginning of a period of Democratic dominance and the end of a period of Republican dominance in American presidential politics that began in 1968 (with 1976 being the sole exception), and also marked

3800-918: The Act specifically entails and covers. At the same time, most employers report that complying with the FMLA imposes minimal burden on their operations, although a subset of employers reported difficulty complying." Although much of the research has been conducted on populations in other countries, Berger et al. found that children in the United States whose mothers return to work within the first 3 months after giving birth are less likely to be breastfed , have all of their immunizations up to date (by 18 months), and receive all of their regular medical checkups; they are also more likely to exhibit behavioral problems by four years of age. Chatterji and Markowitz also found an association between longer lengths of maternity leave and lesser incidence of depression among mothers. In spite of

3895-413: The Act with the understanding that "it is important for the development of children and the family unit that fathers and mothers be able to participate in early childrearing ... [and] the lack of employment policies to accommodate working parents can force individuals to choose between job security and parenting." It also stressed the Act was intended to provide leave protection "in a manner that accommodates

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3990-544: The District of Columbia since 2019. Washington state passed a paid family and medical leave law in 2007. In 2015 Governor Jay Inslee secured a federal grant to begin designing a paid family leave program. The Washington State Legislature approved Senate Bill 5975 during the 2017 legislative session and the new law went into effect on October 19, 2017. The federal FMLA only applies to employers with 50 or more employees within 75 miles. Some states have enacted their own FMLAs that have

4085-480: The FMLA in response to the 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor . The revised definition of "spouse" extends FMLA leave rights and job protections to eligible employees in a same-sex marriage or a common-law marriage entered into in a state where those statuses are legally recognized, regardless of the state in which the employee works or resides. Even if an employee works where same-sex or common law marriage

4180-426: The FMLA is much less comprehensive than Western European leave policies. Namely, the United States is the only industrialized country without paid leave for parents. This illustrates the lack of provisions offered in the United States as compared to that of other industrialized countries. For instance, all Western European nations have maternity paid leave and over half have paternity and sick child care paid leave, while

4275-449: The FMLA rights. If an employee wants to leave the first time using their FMLA rights, they must first claim the Family and Medical Leave Act. In the case that an employee were to take FMLA leave again, the same process must proceed. With the release of employees, there is also a certification . The absence of an employee due to the conditions they may have may require certification as proof of

4370-455: The FMLA's expansion of rights to take leave, it did guarantee a right to free child care or day care at the federal level. This has encouraged several proposals to create a public system of free child care, or for the government to subsidize parents' costs. The act was controversial at its passage. Much of the controversy focused on its impact on the business community, and on whether the law should be gender neutral or not. In order to make

4465-405: The FMLA's lack of requirements to provide paid leave , the 2012 Department of Labor study found that by that point in time, most employees who were surveyed reported receiving some sort of paid leave, with 48% reported as receiving full pay and another 17% receive partial pay, usually but not exclusively through regular paid vacation leave, sick leave, or other "paid time off" hours. However, despite

4560-568: The June 2 California primary, Phillips had received 15,456 votes in the American Independent Party primary. On August 30, the American Independent Party voted to affiliate with the U.S. Taxpayers Party, an affiliation which continued until 2008. Phillips and Knight drew 43,369 votes (<0.1% of the popular vote). Populist candidate: Former United States Army Special Forces officer and Vietnam veteran Bo Gritz

4655-642: The Republican Party experienced a drastic split. Perot won 18.9% of the popular vote, the highest share of the vote won by a candidate outside of the two major parties since 1912 . Although he failed to win any electoral votes, he finished second in two states (behind Bush in Utah and behind Clinton in Maine ) and found significant support in every state, resulting in no state giving an absolute majority to any candidate except Clinton's home state of Arkansas . As such, this

4750-406: The United States has no paid leave. Additionally, workplace fairness has been questioned under the Act. For instance, any woman-specific benefits provided by the legislation were considered special treatment and thus unacceptable, and ignoring the idea that women may have a greater share of burden of caregiving in reality. In retort, supporters may argue that creating such legislation that recognizes

4845-485: The act have suggested that by mandating various forms of leave that are used more often by female than male employees, the Act, like the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, makes women more expensive to employ than men. They argue that employers will engage in subtle discrimination against women in the hiring process, discrimination which is much less obvious to detect than pregnancy discrimination against

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4940-602: The affair. The primary began with Harkin winning his native Iowa as expected. Tsongas won the New Hampshire primary on February 18, but Clinton's second-place finish, helped by his speech labeling himself "The Comeback Kid," energized his campaign. Brown won the Maine caucus and Kerrey won South Dakota . Clinton won his first primary in Georgia. Tsongas won the Utah and Maryland primaries and

5035-470: The already hired. Throughout history, gender discrimination towards women was common; certain laws were placed that would restrict a woman's option in choosing a working position, as well as, how many hours she could work ei. Employers Supporters counter that the act, in contrast to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, is aimed at both women and men, and is part of an overall strategy to encourage both men and women to take family-related leave. However, this

5130-422: The benefits allotted to them. Under law, women are protected from sex discrimination in the workplace but a large stigma against women still exists in terms of them being equally skilled as their male co-workers, and ultimately testing the federal protection of rights in a work environment. Like any other federal regulation, it is strictly prohibited for an employer to discriminate towards an employee (especially if

5225-481: The campaign, Gritz openly proclaimed the United States to be a "Christian Nation", stating that the country's legal statutes "should reflect unashamed acceptance of Almighty God and His Laws". His run on the America First/Populist Party ticket was prompted by his association with another far-right political Christian talk radio host, Tom Valentine. During his campaign, part of Gritz's standard stump speech

5320-575: The candidate must pass an exam, which can also be learned by self-study. For example, for International Software Testing Qualifications Board Certified Tester by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board or Certified Software Tester by QAI or Certified Software Quality Engineer by American Society for Quality . Education-based certifications are the instructor-led sessions, where each course has to be passed. The Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP),

5415-471: The cases of Mississippi a sore-loser law was in place, and because he ran in that state's Democratic presidential primary he was ineligible to run as an Independent in the general. Ohio also had a sore-loser law, but it was ruled in Brown vs. Taft that it did not apply to presidential candidates. LaRouche and Beval drew 22,863 votes. (<0.1% of the popular vote). Socialist Workers candidate: James Warren , who

5510-657: The clause stipulating a minimum number of employees, and once the clause stipulating a minimum number of hours worked is added, only 46% of private sector workers are eligible for leave under the FMLA. In June 2007, the Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration estimated that of 141.7 million workers in the United States, 94.4 million worked at FMLA-covered worksites, and 76.1 million were eligible for FMLA leave. Only eight to 17.1 percent of covered, eligible workers (or between 6.1 million and 13.0 million workers) took FMLA leave in 2005. The 2008 National Survey of Employers found no statistically significant difference between

5605-466: The employee is using their FMLA rights), and to strain from providing accurate information for all employees to access. Vicki Yandle, a receptionist who was fired after asking for a few weeks of time off to care for a daughter with cancer, was on stage with President Clinton when the law was signed. 1992 United States presidential election George H. W. Bush Republican Bill Clinton Democratic Presidential elections were held in

5700-565: The end of 12 years of Republican rule of the White House , as well as the end of the Greatest Generation 's 32-year American rule and the beginning of the baby boomers ' decades-long dominance lasting through the present day. Bush had alienated many conservatives in his party by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge not to raise taxes , but he fended off a primary challenge from paleoconservative commentator Pat Buchanan without losing

5795-478: The entry of Ralph Nader into presidential politics as a candidate. Despite the advice of several liberal and environmental groups, Nader did not formally run. Rather, he tried to make an impact in the New Hampshire primaries , urging members of both parties to write-in his name. As a result, several thousand Democrats and Republicans wrote-in Nader's name. Despite supporting mostly liberal legislation during his career as

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5890-475: The female's greater role in child care, stereotype would be reinforced. The success of the implementation of the policy is also controversial because it is questioned whether the policy is actually going to those who need the benefits. For instance, since the leave offered is unpaid, majorities of eligible employees can not take time off because they can not afford to do so. And according to Pyle and Pelletier, eligible workers may not even know about this policy and

5985-551: The general election, standing as the National Economic Recovery candidate. LaRouche was in jail at the time, having been convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in December 1988; it was only the second time in history that the presidency was sought from a prison cell (after Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs , while imprisoned for his opposition to U.S. involvement in World War I , ran in 1920). His running-mate

6080-620: The jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit , an "employee can affirmatively decline to use FMLA leave, even if the underlying reason for seeking the leave would have invoked FMLA protection." Employees can have up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for childbirth, adoption, to care for a close relative in poor health, or because of an employee's own poor health. In full, the purposes for leave are: A serious health condition may be an illness, injury, impairment, physical condition, or mental condition that involves inpatient care or involves continuing treatment by

6175-491: The label "Take Back America" . Allen C. McCone was his running-mate. Yiamouyiannis and McCone drew 2,199 votes. Certification Certification is part of testing, inspection and certification and the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It is the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation

6270-423: The last year. An employee must have worked over 12 months and 1,250 hours in the last year (around 25 hours a week), and they must have worked at a work site where the total number of employees employed by the employer within 75 miles of that work site is at least 50. For employees with no fixed work site, their work site is considered to be the location where they are assigned as their "home base", where their work

6365-421: The law more acceptable, it was argued that the law would reduce abortions . Proponents of the law focused on its benefit to men and children, in order to counter the claim that it was giving women "special treatment." Other controversies focused on whether the leave should be paid or not. The law was finally approved, mandating unpaid gender-neutral leave; nevertheless it was still criticized. Critics of

6460-405: The leave that the employee had accrued prior to the leave. Under §2652(b) states are empowered to provide "greater family or medical leave rights". Since 2008, the Department of Labor has allowed the spouse, child, or parent of an active-duty military member who is deployed overseas for 12 or more months to take up to 12 weeks of leave. Also, a military caregiver provision was added that would allow

6555-668: The legitimate interests of employers." On December 20, 2019, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 , the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA) amended the FMLA to grant federal government employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for the birth, adoption, or foster of a new child. The law applies to births or placements occurring on or after October 1, 2020. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 generally applies to employers of 50 or more employees in 20 weeks of

6650-442: The most common types of certification in modern society is professional certification , where a person is certified as being able to competently complete a job or task, usually by the passing of an examination and/or the completion of a program of study. Some professional certifications also require that one obtain work experience in a related field before the certification can be awarded. Some professional certifications are valid for

6745-860: The nomination to Ronald Daniels , the former Director the National Rainbow Coalition . Rather than pursuing a ballot space of her own, Fulani would endorse Daniels's candidacy in California. Fulani and her running mate Maria Elizabeth Muñoz received 73,622 votes (0.1% of the popular vote). The newly formed Natural Law Party nominated scientist and researcher John Hagelin for president and Mike Tompkins for vice president. The Natural Law Party had been founded in 1992 by Hagelin and 12 others who felt that governmental problems could be solved more effectively by following "Natural Laws". The party platform included preventive health care, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy technologies. During this and future campaigns, Hagelin favored abortion rights without public financing, campaign finance law reform, improved gun control,

6840-445: The nomination, and chose Tennessee senator Al Gore as his running mate. Billionaire Ross Perot launched an independent campaign , emphasizing his opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement and his plan to reduce the national debt . The economy had recovered from a recession in the spring of 1991 , followed by 19 consecutive months of growth, but perceptions of the economy's slow growth harmed Bush, for he had inherited

6935-554: The operations of the employer" and the employer provides the worker with notice of this decision, though no time frame for providing this notice is established. Employees or the Secretary of Labor can bring enforcement actions, but there is no right to a jury for reinstatement claims. Employees can seek damages for lost wages and benefits, or the cost of child care, plus an equal amount of liquidated damages unless an employer can show it acted in good faith and reasonable cause to believe it

7030-479: The past 12 months, and work for an employer with at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius. Several states have passed laws providing additional family and medical leave protections for workers. Before the 1992 presidential election , a family medical leave act had been vetoed twice by President George H. W. Bush . After Bill Clinton won the 1992 election, a law protecting family medical leave became one of his major first-term domestic priorities. Rapid growth in

7125-417: The person has sufficient knowledge in the subject area. Certification does not refer to the state of legally being able to practice or work in a profession. That is licensure . Usually, licensure is administered by a governmental entity for public protection purposes and a professional association administers certification. Licensure and certification are similar in that they both require the demonstration of

7220-494: The presidential contest in July and remaining out of the race for several weeks before re-entering. He compounded this damage by eventually claiming, without evidence, that his withdrawal was due to Republican operatives attempting to disrupt his daughter's wedding. Perot and retired Vice Admiral James Stockdale drew 19,743,821 votes (19% of the popular vote). Libertarian candidates: The 6th Libertarian Party National Convention

7315-422: The proportion of small employers (79%) and large employers (82%) that offer full FMLA coverage. A 2012 Department of Labor study which was assisted through workplace surveys found that "employees' use of leave, and employers' granting and administration of leave, have achieved a level of stability. Employees actively make use of the intended benefits established by the Act, but appear to have limited knowledge of what

7410-495: The purpose of providing third-party certification and testing services of the standards and regulations within the purview of the accreditation body. This serves to enforce regulatory compliance with these codes, and gives providers of goods and services a means of demonstrating compliance by way of an official certification mark or a declaration of conformity. For software testing , the certifications can be grouped into exam-based and education-based. For exam-based certifications

7505-422: The race in July. The Bush campaign criticized Clinton's character and emphasized Bush's foreign policy successes, while Clinton focused on the economy . Clinton won a plurality in the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote , breaking a streak of three consecutive Republican victories. He won states in every region of the country; in what is considered the start of a major political realignment, he swept

7600-420: The right to return to their job, except for employees who are in the top 10% of highest paid and the employer can argue refusal "is necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the operations of the employer." In full, the rights during and after unpaid leave are to: "Highly compensated employees" have limited rights to return to their jobs. They are defined as "a salaried eligible employee who

7695-550: The states, most notably the Peace and Freedom Party of California; though he had lost that party's presidential primary to Lenora Fulani , the nominee of the New Alliance Party , the delegates at its convention voted in favor of his candidacy 110–91, the only time it has ever nominated someone other than the winner of the primary. Daniels and Tupachache drew 27,396 votes (<0.1% of the popular vote). The 1992 campaign also marked

7790-599: The success of the opposition forced the moderate Bush to move further to the right than in the previous election , and to incorporate many socially conservative planks in the party platform. Bush allowed Buchanan to give a prime time address at the Republican National Convention in Houston , Texas, and his "Culture War" speech alienated Liberal Republicans . With intense pressure on the Buchanan delegates to relent,

7885-403: The tally for president went as follows: Vice President Dan Quayle was renominated by voice vote. The public's concern about the federal budget deficit and fears of professional politicians allowed the independent candidacy of billionaire Texan Ross Perot to explode on the scene in dramatic fashion—at one point Perot was leading the major party candidates in the polls. Perot crusaded against

7980-507: The verification of absence. To certify an employee's leave, the employer may ask for other requirements, such as multiple medical opinions. All these prerequisites are at the employer's expense. Certain additional rules may apply to employees of local education agencies. In most of the United States, employers and employees cannot refuse the application of the FMLA to FMLA-qualifying absences. But since Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc., 743 F.3d 1236, 1244 (9th Cir. 2014), in those states under

8075-456: The workforce, including a large number of women joining, suggested a federal regulation that would support workers who wanted to raise a family and/or needed time off for illness-related situations. Clinton signed the bill into law on February 5, 1993 (codified under Pub. L.   103–3 , 29 U.S.C.   § 2601 , and 29 CFR 825 ), with enforcement of the bill to start on August 5, 1993. The United States Congress passed

8170-517: The year so as to allow the Party to be able to seek ballot access properly. While initially a temporary post, it was made permanent at the party's national convention, which was held in New Orleans on September 4 and 5. At the convention, which was attended by delegates from thirty-two states and Washington, D.C., Phillips received 264 votes on the first ballot, while Albion Knight was approved as his running mate by acclamation. Earlier that year, in

8265-511: Was James Bevel , a civil rights activist who had represented the LaRouche movement in its pursuit of the Franklin child prostitution ring allegations . In addition to the displayed states, LaRouche had nearly made the ballot in the states of New York and Mississippi. In the case of New York, while his petition was valid and had enough signatures, none of his electors filed declarations of candidacy; in

8360-418: Was also the last time to date that the state of Montana voted Democratic in a presidential election, and the last time until 2020 that Georgia did so. This was also the last time Colorado voted Democratic until 2008 . Clinton flipped a total of 22 states that had voted Republican in the election of 1988. Clinton would win with the smallest vote share of the national vote since Woodrow Wilson in 1912, when

8455-466: Was an attractive candidate based on his business and military background, but made several gaffes on the campaign trail. Arkansas governor Bill Clinton positioned himself as a centrist, or New Democrat . He was relatively unknown nationally before the primary season. That quickly changed however, when Gennifer Flowers alleged an extramarital affair. Clinton denied the story, appearing on 60 Minutes with his wife, Hillary Clinton ; in 1998, he admitted

8550-509: Was an idea to pay off the national debt by minting a coin at the Treasury and sending it to the Federal Reserve. This predates the 2012 trillion-dollar coin concept. During August 1992, Gritz attracted national attention as mediator during the government standoff with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge , Idaho. He received 106,152 votes nationwide (0.1% of the popular vote). In two states he had

8645-479: Was considered very likely; several high-profile candidates, such as Mario Cuomo and Jesse Jackson refused to seek the Democratic nomination. Senator Al Gore refused to seek the nomination due to the fact his son had been struck by a car and was undergoing surgery and physical therapy. However, Tom Harkin , Paul Tsongas , Jerry Brown , Larry Agran , Bob Kerrey , Douglas Wilder and Bill Clinton chose to run as candidates. U.S. senator Tom Harkin (Iowa) ran as

8740-463: Was held in Chicago, Illinois. There, the Libertarian Party nominated Andre Marrou , former Alaska State Representative and the Party's 1988 vice presidential candidate, for president. Nancy Lord was his running mate. Marrou and Lord drew 291,627 votes (0.28% of the popular vote). New Alliance candidate: Lenora Fulani , who was the 1988 presidential nominee of the New Alliance Party , received

8835-426: Was not breaking the law. There is a two-year limit on bringing claims, or three years for willful violations. The federal FMLA does not apply to: Some states have enacted laws that mandate additional family and medical leave for workers in a variety of ways. By 2017 five states and DC had laws for paid family leave: California since 2002, New Jersey since 2008, Rhode Island since 2013, New York since 2016, and

8930-482: Was the 1988 presidential nominee of the Socialist Workers Party , received a second consecutive nomination from the Party on the first of November 1991. Warren had two running mates that varied from state to state; Estelle DeBates and Willie Mae Reid , the latter also a resident of Illinois. Warren received 22,882 votes (<0.1% of the popular vote). Ronald Daniels was the former executive director for

9025-553: Was the nominee of the Populist Party , facing virtually no opposition. Under the campaign slogan "God, Guns and Gritz" and publishing his political manifesto "The Bill of Gritz" (playing on his last name rhyming with "rights"), he called for staunch opposition to what he called "global government" and "The New World Order", ending all foreign aid, abolishing federal income tax, and abolishing the Federal Reserve System. During

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