Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (1993)

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (1993)
Bill Clinton
I have spent an enormous amount of time in the last 12 years in the factories and businesses of this country talking to employers and employees, watching the way people work, often working with them. And I know that men and women are more productive when they are sure they won't lose their jobs because they're trying to be good parents, good children. Our businesses should not lose the services of these dedicated Americans. And over the long run, the lessons of the most productive companies in the world, here at home and around the world, are that those who put their people first are those who will triumph in the global economy. The business leaders who have already instituted family and medical leave understand this. . . .
Family and medical leave is a matter of pure common sense and a matter of common decency. It will provide Americans what they need most: peace of mind. Never again will parents have to fear losing their jobs because of their families.
-FMLA reflects which of the following trends that occurred toward the end of the twentieth century?

A) rising real wages for middle and low wage workers
B) increasing numbers of service-sector jobs
C) the rise of new conservative movement in politics
D) increasing political consensus on social issues such as gender roles