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.
A father can use FMLA leave for the birth of a child and to care for his spouse. who is incapacitated (due to pregnancy or child birth). Note: Under CFRA the employee is entitled to Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) and an eligible employee can take 12 weeks of CFRA for bonding. The first 12.