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<strong>SOC</strong> <strong>304</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 4 <strong>DQ</strong> 2 <strong>Family</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Leave</strong> <strong>Act</strong>To Purchase This Material Click below Linkhttp://www.snaptutorial.com/<strong>SOC</strong>-<strong>304</strong>/<strong>SOC</strong>-<strong>304</strong>-<strong>Week</strong>-4-<strong>DQ</strong>-2-<strong>Family</strong><strong>and</strong>-<strong>Medical</strong>-<strong>Leave</strong>-<strong>Act</strong>For more classes visitwww.snaptutorial.com<strong>DQ</strong>2: A growing number of American employees are having to care for their elderly parents.Caregiving may include taking extended periods of time off from work. The <strong>Family</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Leave</strong> <strong>Act</strong> (FMLA) of 1993 addresses this need by providing some employees with upto twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year without fear of losing their jobs.


After reviewing the required resources for this discussion, please address each of thefollowing questions:How has the passage of FMLA impacted the older population in the United States?How has FMLA reduced the challenges <strong>and</strong> stress associate with caregiving?How has FMLA not relieved the stress of caregiving?How has FMLA impacted your life?How might the U.S. government encourage more support for the caregivers of the elderly?Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examplesfrom the required material(s) <strong>and</strong>/or other scholarly resources, <strong>and</strong> properly cite anyreferences.

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