RE: Men and Women equal? No, never.
May 14, 2013 at 9:10 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2013 at 9:17 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(May 14, 2013 at 8:02 pm)Shell B Wrote: Well, I know maternity leave can be that long, but it does not have to be. Also, I'm not sure about the UK, but you usually do not get benefits for any kind of leave until you have been employed for a sufficient amount of time. I mean, a company should not have to pay a woman maternity leave if she has worked there for only a few months.
Don't know if you've ever had occassion to check the laws..but , the only thing guaranteed federally as far as pay is concerned is FMLA - which is a short term disability payment -not- handed out by the employer. The header of our civil rights act (title 4) that covers maternity leave does not stipulate that a company pay an employee while they are on maternity leave - but that they have assurance that their job - or a commensurate job - will be waiting when they return from maternity leave. This leave is confined on all sides not by the woman's choice in how many days to take off - but I shit you not, by a doctors note. Similarly, the header that handles this does not prevent an employer from turning down an applicant if their pregnancy will prevent them from performing the stated duties of the position. Any and all states laws additional to this are obviously something I know nothing about - but if a person -does- decide to operate a business they are agreeing to follow all applicable laws (in return for the protection those laws afford them)- so there's really nothing to bitch about...after you've decided to start a business in an area. You don't like the laws? Move a county over.
Now, if the company has a policy of paid maternity leave, that's not forcing an employer into anything. If someone uses paid vacation days, that's not forcing an employer to do anything.
You gave me the impetus Shell but obviously this is mostly for Mo, who likes to speak in generalities - because they pass through the sphincter more easily.
More directly for you Mo. I understand that the laws here may not be the same as the laws there, but it's worth mentioning. So tell me why, in our system - one should discriminate based on sex or is justified in doing so?
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