They pay a clandestine tax from which others benefit, which is the source of a new employee conflict now burdening enterprise. Men are much less likely to take this kind of leave, of course. But a man's chivalrous obligations can be pushed too far. When men have filled in for enough free riders, they too may discover a pressing reason to take three months off. You can't run a business this way.
Employers can forget about challenging the demands for time off.
The Labor Department is absurdly biased. But then, in a spirit of solidarity, government bureaucrats can always be counted on to support non-work. If employers could speak their minds without fear, they would tell you that the Family Leave Act has even changed the way they shop for employees. Let's say two qualified candidates interview for one job. The first id a single woman with no apparent marriage intentions.