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If Bob breaks his arm, he doesn't have to worry about losing his job because federal law protects it (FMLA). If he loses his arm, federal law requires he keep h
by extra88 11y ago
If Bob breaks his arm, he doesn't have to worry about losing his job because federal law protects it (FMLA). If he loses his arm, federal law requires he keep his job if he can perform it with reasonable accommodations (ADA). FMLA also covers the elderly parent scenario. One doesn't need to depend on the "kindness" of a companies policies for these.
They're also not really equivalent, they're not elective, child rearing is. I get that propagation of the species is a common life activity and it's reasonable for it to have special benefits. The U.S. should have a paid family leave law for it. Still, it would be nice to have something for life's other pursuits.
- DanBC 11y ago> If he loses his arm, federal law requires he keep his job if he can perform it with reasonable accommodations (ADA). You might want to ask disabled people[1] about their experiences of being discriminated against despite the presence of these laws. [1] or people with caring responsibilities, or people who need sick leave, or etc.
- extra88 11y agoI'm well-aware but "we follow the law" isn't a company policy to crow about.
- DanBC 11y agoI agree. There's a difference between "we follow the letter of the law, doing the bare minimum we can get away with" and "we follow the spirit of the law, going above and beyond what we're required to do".