Federal Laws on Short-Term Disability at Work. Short-term disability coverage can help replace lost income. John Rowley/Photodisc/Getty Images. Federal statutes do not provide for replacement income for employees who are unable to work due to short-term disability or medical conditions. They do, however, protect an employee's position and benefits during disability leave.
While performing in The Frozen Deep, Dickens was given a play to read called The Dead Heart by Watts Phillips which had the historical setting, the basic storyline, and the climax that Dickens used in A Tale of Two Cities. For other uses, see A Tale of Two Cities (disambiguation). A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
The title of A Tale of Two Cities is crucial for interpretation of the novel, suggesting that the opposing cities of Paris and London constitute the true protagonists of the novel, transcending the importance of the main characters.