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How The Family And Medical Leave Act Does Not Serve Women Of Color, Anahi Casas Perez
How The Family And Medical Leave Act Does Not Serve Women Of Color, Anahi Casas Perez
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Keywords
Woman of Color, single mother of color, Family and Medical Leave Act
Department
Social Work/ Sociology
Major
Music with an Emphasis in Voice
Abstract
The Family and Medical Leave, FMLA, was enacted into Federal law in 1993 under the Bill Clinton Administration to enable employees to take unpaid time off to tend to a medical or familial event that makes attendance at work impossible. Specifically, FMLA was created to
“to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families, to promote the stability, economic security of families, and promote national interests in preserving …
Pastors And Politics: Considerations For Missional Church Leaders Addressing Political Matters, Matthew Stinson
Pastors And Politics: Considerations For Missional Church Leaders Addressing Political Matters, Matthew Stinson
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
We live in a politically divided time. Long-standing questions about the political role of the church have taken on a renewed interest for American Christians who see this political divide widening and have trouble reconciling their beliefs with the platforms of either major party. How ought Church leaders, seeking to lead missional congregations, speak to our current political context?
This paper lays out a framework for political engagement by missional Church leaders. It first offers a definition of a missional church and a missional church leader. Second, it surveys some of the various approaches to Church and State relations in …