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  2. Linnette Vassell - Wikipedia

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    Known for. Legal, water rights, and feminism activism. Awards. Ubuntu Essence of Humanity Trophy, 2022. Linnette Vassell is a Jamaican academic, writer, and feminist, who advocates for gender equity and community management of water resources. She was influential in the creation of Jamaica's Minimum Wage Act and the Maternity Leave Act .

  3. Michael Manley - Wikipedia

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    Maternity leave was also introduced, while the government outlawed the stigma of illegitimacy. The Masters and Servants Act was abolished, and a Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act provided workers and their trade unions with enhanced rights. The National Housing Trust was established, providing "the means for most employed people to ...

  4. Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 - Wikipedia

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    Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 is an International Labour Organization Convention.. It was established in 2000, with the preamble stating: "Noting the need to revise the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952, and the Maternity Protection Recommendation, 1952, in order to further promote equality of all women in the workforce and the health and safety of the mother and child ...

  5. Maternity leave in the United States vs. the rest of the world

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    Out of the 196 countries in the world, there are 7 countries that do not have laws about paid maternity leave. The U.S. is the only developed country in that group of 7. Only 11% of women who work ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. History of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Maternity leave was also introduced, while the government outlawed the stigma of illegitimacy. The Masters and Servants Act was abolished, and a Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act provided workers and their trade unions with enhanced rights. The National Housing Trust was established, providing "the means for most employed people to ...

  8. 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.

  9. What to Write in Your Maternity Leave Out-of-Office Message - AOL

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    Classic maternity leave out-of-office messages. I am out of the office on maternity leave. Please reach out again after [date]. Or, for immediate assistance, please contact [name] at [contact info ...