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People still murder others even though it's illegal.

Do you actually believe this claim?

"I would imagine that those who don't murder would continue to not murder while those who do murder would continue to do so. Removing the law doesn't make murderers any less likel to kill."

If not, your analogy is faulty.

Isn't the biggest harm losing an employee & having to hire someone new?

Did you even read the article? ...not only I couldn't fire her while she's away, I couldn't fire her when she comes back either. So I would have to fire the one who's been working instead of her for the whole time. When a woman would come back from the maternity leave I would be legally forced to increase her salary to the present level in her position, and also, give out her normal vacation days...



Do you actually believe this claim?

I would imagine that murderers would still murder & those who don't like to murder wouldn't murder. Laws don't enforce themselves, people still break them & sometimes get away with it. That is no reason to repeal them.

I couldn't fire her when she comes back either...

What would be the point of saving her job for her if you're allowed to fire her immediately upon her return?

So I would have to fire the one who's been working instead of her for the whole time.

So long as it's clear that the job was a temporary fill-in position, I don't see a problem with this.

When a woman would come back from the maternity leave I would be legally forced to increase her salary to the present level in her position...

Like you would have to offer any other employee at that position.




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