i'm in the us of a.
a spouse's child birth falls under a diagnosis accepted by the FMLA act that reserves a man's job to take paternity leave. Most company's have you use the sick time you earn during that stretch. Applies to adoption as well, if i'm not mistaken. so the gov gets a cut of your sick time that you earn, instead of them giving you a bonus? (which i think they do come tax season any way... could be wrong) i'm confoosed.
If i'm a pussy for wanting some of my money back from the gov to initiate the life long depussification process (or the stay off the stripper pole/bb circuit initiative, for girls) of my newborn who would otherwise be at tit and beckon call with mommy... then so be it. better than having an emo kid, or worse, a jephrius.