The Original Poster (OP), known as u/Happy-Mind-2618, posted about the situation in Reddit’s popular “Am I The A**hole” forum where it received more than 9,000 upvotes and 2,800 comments. The post can be found here. Maternity Leave In the United States, the Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to provide at least 12 workweeks of unpaid maternity leave within a 12-month period, according to the U.S. Department of Labor....

The Bruins placed Backes, who played in just 16 games this season, on waivers Jan. 17 with the intention of assigning him to the Providence Bruins. Backes cleared waivers on Jan. 18; Boston will save just over $1 million in salary cap space by burying his hefty contract in the minor leagues. However, despite his demotion, the Bruins announced following the All-Star break that even though Backes is perfectly healthy, he will not play with the AHL club at this time....

The non-story of slightly under-inflated balls has caused the American public to collectively go pants-on-head crazy thanks to the involvement of New England. Perhaps the regional proximity is what caused the Bucknell-Boston game to start off with an official replacing a ball due to over-inflation on Saturday? MORE: Belichick says Patriots didn’t cheat | Amazing inbounds play Seriously, Massachusetts just can’t catch a break with this stuff. Players from both teams tested out the ball before the game after the referee suspected it had too much pressure in it....

The ordinance will ban the use of public funds from being invested in stocks, securities, or other obligations from companies that earn more than 15 percent of their revenue from fossil fuels, tobacco products or private prison industries. Wu, sworn in as mayor last week, said Boston is pushing to distance itself from the fossil fuels that are driving climate change and threatening the coastal city. “This is deeply personal for many of us and urgent,” Wu said during a signing ceremony at Boston City Hall....

Wu, who was elected the city’s first female and first Asian American mayor last month, told Boston Public Radio this week of the “constant calls associating me with the same hateful, racist, xenophobic language that the former president used in describing the virus and its origins and who was to blame.” Donald Trump’s rhetoric, which included referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” and other similar terms, has been linked to a rise in anti-Asian attacks during the pandemic....

WCVB, the ABC affiliate in Beantown, chose a 2011 photo of a Patriots-Jaguars preseason game that showed the late Aaron Hernandez diving for a loose ball. The tweet stayed on the station’s site about 45 minutes before being deleted. Hernandez was convicted in April 2015 of murdering Odin Lloyd in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He was acquitted last April of murder in the 2012 deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Massachusetts....

Neighbors told local media that the woman, who was in her 30s, was trying to load a box into an elevator, which neighbors have described as “wicked old,” on the first floor. It is thought that the elevator suddenly dropped between floors. Leanne Scorzoni told WCBV5: “I heard someone that was bringing in a package out in the hallway, and then I heard an ungodly scream. “Then we ran out into the hallway, and we saw a gentleman who was obviously in distress....

Ever since Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical version of Billy Wilder’s classic movie opened in London last July to mixed reviews, the rumor dragon has been exhaling hot hints that LuPone might not make it to Broadway, despite the fact that her contract stipulated she would star in New York. Frank Rich, The New York Times drama critic (who is now a Times op-ed columnist), had written that despite LuPone’s “powerhouse” singing she was “miscast and unmoving....

“Be ready for the fastball,” Fielder told a small group of reporters after the game. “Everything else you gotta adjust to. You know me. I’m not a sit-on-pitches type guy. I’m just ready for the fastball and gotta play aggressive pepper.” MORE: Best All-Star Game photos | Franchise Four selections | Franchise Fifth options Fielder won the lefty-on-lefty matchup with a RBI single, part of a three-run third inning that gave the AL command of the contest....

Stiverne stopped Chris Arreola in the sixth round Saturday night, claiming the WBC heavyweight title belt vacated by Vitali Klitschko. Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) dropped Arreola twice in the sixth, and the Haitian-born fighter was punishing Arreola again when referee Jack Reiss stopped the fight with 58 seconds left in the round. The Klitschko brothers had held every major heavyweight title for the past six years. Vitali's retirement into Ukrainian politics in December opened the WBC belt for the 35-year-old Stiverne, a late bloomer who hasn't lost in 13 consecutive fights....

Pacquiao is coming off two losses and has not fought since his devastating knockout defeat at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez almost a year ago. Garcia said he's noticed subtle signs of decline in the Filipino boxer, once considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. "Everybody's end comes someday and it could be this fight," Garcia said. "He does have a lot to lose in this fight, and that's pressure not only for him but his trainer and everybody in his camp....

Keyan’te Blackmon was attacked on Wednesday while walking home from school after neighbors invited him to pet their dog at their home on Grandview Ridge, near Albemarle Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, WSOC-TV reported. When the dog became aggressive, Blackmon had attempted to get away, but the pit bull’s chain was too long. The boy’s mother, Jeanetta Blackmon said: “The dog was able to grab him. It was about a four-minute attack, but he fought him off....

a merrily libidinous comedy, has sex on the brain. The only time the jock hedonist Stuart ever cracks a book (Dostoevsky no less) -it’s just a ploy to seduce Alex- and it backfires. But to criticize “Threesome” for its narrow focus on college life misses the point. This isn’t an angst-filled recollection but a guiltfree fantasy. Thirty-one-year-old writer/ director Andrew Fleming, working in swift, bold, audience-friendly strokes, captures the giddy anticipation of sexual possibilities that every undergraduate, first freed from the constraints of family, ever dreamed of....

Ronnie Phillips, 12, left his home in Crawley, a town in the south of England, with his 11-year-old brother on Friday night while their mum was asleep in the house. It is believed that he and his brother then met up with some older children on the same night, where was given a drink which the children claimed was alcohol, but which was allegedly mixed with bleach, according to his mum Danielle Porter....

Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadim Guttsait was one of the first to speak out against allowing Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete, even if those athletes competed under a neutral flag not associated with their home countries. Guttsait wrote in a Facebook post last week that “Our position remains unchanged: as long as the war continues in Ukraine, russian and belarusian athletes should not be at international competitions!!!” “Such a situation is also unacceptable for our state,” Guttsait said....

Keselowski, along with brothers Austin and Ty Dillon, are on the preliminary entry list for the only NASCAR event on dirt, the 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race which takes place Wednesday at Eldora Speedway. MORE: State-by-state NASCAR drivers | Kevin Harvick wins ESPY but forgets to watch Keselowski will be the first past champion from NASCAR’s top series to compete in the popular Ohio dirt-track, which is owned by Tony Stewart....

Raffensperger’s office spokesman Ari Schaffer said the tweet referenced a Fulton County elections employee’s comments to conservative news site The Georgia Star News. The site reported Fulton County produced drop box transfer forms due to an open records request and some were missing. Georgia’s temporary 2020 election rules required each county to sign a drop box transfer form when absentee ballots were collected. “New revelations that Fulton County is unable to produce all ballot drop box transfer documents will be investigated thoroughly, as we have with other counties that failed to follow Georgia rules and regulations regarding drop boxes....

If you are interested in having a brain cell transplant procedure, you can talk to your healthcare provider and look for a university or research center where brain cell transplant procedures are being done. These procedures tend to be part of research studies, so you will likely need to enroll in a research study if you want to have this type of treatment. Reasons for a Brain Transplant The brain is composed of many different regions and cells....

The method, developed by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan, uses a microfluidic device with a porous membrane to stop the tissue from drying out or drowning in fluid. This allows researchers to keep tissue alive and functioning for weeks—compared to the hours or days of more conventional methods. From a practical standpoint, if replicated, it could be a boon for scientists working in pharmacology as it extends the amount of time the effects different drugs and drug combinations can be tested on the tissue⁠—thus aiding drug discovery....

The Texans wideout had been tipped with a move away from NRG Stadium during the trade deadline, particularly with Houston in the midst of another campaign filled with losses. That didn’t happen, though. And Cooks has made it clear he’s not too pleased with the direction the Texans are going in at the moment. “For me personally, I just at the end of the day want to win and compete now,” Cooks said....