At the heart of the debate about labels is a conflict about whether a marriage between same-sex partners is the same as or different to a marriage between opposite-sex partners. Proponents of legalising same-sex marriage argue that the sex of the partners in a marriage is irrelevant to the nature of the union.
If an employee is on FMLA, can they use say 20 hours of vacation, annual or sick leave per pay period to simply cover the costs of their benefits if they are considered a full time employee who typically works 80 hours per pay period.
1 Use of sick leave: Employees are entitled to use accrued paid sick days beginning on the 90th day of employment. 2  However, at its discretion, an employer may lend paid sick days to an employee in advance of accrual. 3  Employers may limit the amount of sick leave used to 24 hours or 3 days per year.