The Family and Medical Leave Act

question 20

Multiple Choice

The Family and Medical Leave Act:

• A) does not apply to governmental employers.
• B) allows, during a twelve-month period, up to sixteen weeks of leave for childbirth, adoption, or serious health conditions of a spouse, child, or parent.
• C) requires that the employer pay at least 50 percent of the employee's wages and benefits during the leave period..
• D) applies to private employers with 50 or more employees.

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Definitions:

Costimulation

A process in immunology where an additional signal provided by one immune cell enhances the activation or survival of another, leading to an effective immune response.

Immune Response

The immune response is the body's defensive reaction to substances or organisms that are identified as foreign or harmful.

B Cell

Type of lymphocyte responsible for antibody-mediated immunity.

T Cell

Thymus-derived lymphocyte of immunologic importance; it is of long life and is responsible for cell-mediated immunity.