Family and medical leave act of 1993
A law that requires employers to grant leaves of absence to employees who are seriously ill, who have newborn or newly adopted children, or who have to care for sick family members.
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noun 1. (US) the choosing of the sex of a future child on the basis of how many children of each sex a family already has
- Family-bible
noun 1. a large Bible usually having pages at the front for recording the marriages, births, and deaths in a family. noun 1. a large Bible used for family worship in which births, marriages, and deaths are recorded
- Family-circle
noun 1. the closely related members of a family as a group. 2. a section in a theater containing less expensive seats, as the topmost gallery. noun 1. members of a family regarded as a closed group 2. (mainly US) the cheap seating area in a theatre behind or above the dress circle
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noun (Canadian) 1. the Family Compact, the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century 2. (often not capitals) any influential clique
- Family-court
noun 1. .