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.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employees who have worked for an employer for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours, a maximum of 12 weeks of unpaid sick leave, taken continuously or intermittently.In some exceptional cases, the entitlement extends to 26 weeks.he employer has to decide whether a specific leave request is for FMLA leave or any other leave. Employees need not mention that the leave they avail or plan to avail is FMLA leave but have to provide enough information to indicate so.