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.
RIGS of the Nine Principal Types of American Sailing Vessels. 1  The rigid members which carry the sail of a vessel are called spars. 2  Horizontal spars which cross the masts are called yards.  A horizontal spar which is anchored on one end and extends the foot of a sail is called a boom.