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According to New York City’s Protected Time Off Law, you can take sick days for doctor’s appointments and procedures.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Congress in 1990 authorized Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for noncitizens who could not safely return home because their native country was wracked by war, violence or natural disasters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Italy's Parmesan Reggiano carries the DOP certification to indicate "Protected Designation of Origin", but the name Parmesan is also used by lower-quality competitors abroad.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The justices said in a brief order Monday that they would take up a pair of cases challenging the administration’s attempts to remove Haiti and Syria from a federal program known as Temporary Protected Status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Protected even by me when we went to Safeway together and I acted as her translator.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez