American colonists were outraged over the tea tax, which had existed since the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act and did not get repealed like the other taxes in 1770, and believed the Tea Act was a tactic to gain colonial support for the tax already enforced.
Arranging Time Off Work. About 60 percent of new fathers are able to take time off work after their baby's birth, and of those, 75 percent take off 1-4 weeks. Since most time off is unpaid (unless there is vacation time owed), it can take some serious planning to figure out how to be there for your new family and get the bills paid at the same time.
Even when there are two fathers, one biological and one legal, both are entitled to claim 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave for the childâs care. However, when both of the fathers are working with the same employer, the leave could be limited to a combined total of 12 weeks.