The new law establishes minimum requirements for paid sick leave, but an employer may provide sick leave through its own existing sick leave or paid time off plan, or establish different plans for different categories of workers. Each plan must satisfy the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the new law.
American Revolution. The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War in alliance with France and others. Members of American colonial society argued the position of no taxation without representation, starting with the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. They rejected the authority of the British Parliamen
Table of Contents. 1  1776â1783: Diplomacy and the American Revolution. 2  Continental Congress, 1774â1781. 3  Secret Committee of Correspondence/ Committee for Foreign Affairs, 1775â1777. 4  The Declaration of Independence, 1776. 5  The Model Treaty, 1776. 6  French Alliance, French Assistance, and European Diplomacy during the American Revolution, 1778â1782. During the American Revolution, the American colonies faced the significant challenge of conducting international diplomacy and seeking the international support it needed to fight against the British.