Family & Medical Leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. It also requires that their group health benefits be maintained during the leave.
A Ship of War, Cyclopaedia 1728, Vol 2. The Age of Sail (usually dated as 1571â1862) was a period roughly corresponding to the early modern period in which international trade and naval warfare were dominated by sailing ships, lasting from the 16th to the mid-19th century.
Girl, 13, put into care for wanting to sail solo around the world. Dutch court orders psychological checks for Laura Dekker, with social workers warning she is too young to cope. Laura Dekker, 13, on her sailboat Guppy in which she wants to become the youngest round-the-world sailor. Photograph: Corne van der Stelt/AP.