Doxycycline gives a full recovery in 87 percent of early cases. If you have waited three weeks to take the antibiotic, you have reduced the chance that it will work for you, but there is still a good chance that it will work, so don't delay any longer. Taking an antibiotic does not make you resistant to it.
Under FMLA, an employee can take time off to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition. The U.S. Department of Labor defines immediate family member (for FMLA purposes) as a son, daughter, spouse, or parent. Domestic partners are not spouses or relatives under the FMLA.
On July 10, 2004, The Domestic Partnership Act will go into effect. This law provides for the extension of State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) benefits to same-sex domestic partners of State employees. This benefit will only apply to State employees enrolled in SHBP.