A male respiratory therapist at a hospital requests ten weeks unpaid leave so he can help out at home after the birth of his third child. His supervisor told him that a new respiratory therapist will need to be hired, and that he may not have a job after ten weeks. If the supervisor does what he said, his action would be ____.

A. an EEOC-related  (Title VII, Civil Rights Act) violation
B. a violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
C. a violation of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1998
D. legal because there are fewer than 15 respiratory therapists at the hospital


Answer: C

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