Should pro athletes take paternity leave?

[Golfingnut]

Should pro athletes take paternity leave? « Hot Air (http://hotair.com/archives/2014/04/03/should-pro-athletes-take-paternity-leave/)

I vote for what his contract allows.

On the personal Sid, I vote to be there for the wife and the baby.

[TheVillageChicken]

The author of that piece is asking us to imagine the Washington Redskins playing in the NFC Championship game. My mind cannot conceive such a fantasy.

[DaleMN]

Is the Pope allowed a vacation?

[redwitch]

Is the Pope allowed a vacation?

Yup and does.

[billethkid]

It is really nobody's business but his. Too bad a reporter looking for his 10 seconds of fame along with the low standard networks that amplify it, had to make up a story.
An employee making a personal decision.....happens everyday at all levels.

[2BNTV]

Everyone should be allowed the time to be there, for their family, when needed. When Daniel Murphy's sports career is over, he will still have his family. The owners couldn't care less about him and or his family.
BTW - His employee contract allows 3 days for maturnity leave.

I worked for a hard a** boss who thought work, was the only important thing in life, unless he had to tend to his own family. He used to refer to his wife as, "wifey". Oh, how I used to hate that term. It implied she wasn't a living breathing person. What a guy??????

I had to inform my boss, I was allowed 3 days when my sister- in-law passed away as he was totally unaware, of the company policy. What a guy, again!!!

[Carl in Tampa]

Is the Pope allowed a vacation?

Yes, but presumably it is not paternity leave.

:1rotfl:

[Bogie Shooter]

Is the Pope allowed a vacation?

Yes, but presumably it is not paternity leave.

:1rotfl:

Carl,,,,,,,,,,,, you had to waiting for that opportunity!:wine:

[Cathy H]

Professional sports events are entertainment only, plain & simple. The major event for a couple is giving birth to a child and to be offended that our entetainment is interrupted by the personal life of one of the entertainers is the height of stupid selfishness that many fans have in abundance.

[OBXNana]

It is his personal choice and I applaud him for doing what he felt was best for he and his family. Why is it any different for a male working at Walmart as an hourly employee or a baseball player? Why did the issue get so much attention by the media?

[mrbgull]

First we are human beings, then we are all .........................what ever we choose