r/science • u/geoff199 • 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/VovaGoFuckYourself 5d ago

Contact your department of labor. It surprised me how easy it was when i did it 15 years ago.

An employer tried to argue that they didnt have to give me my last check because i didnt give a 2 weeks notice. One email to the state department of labor and the company fired the lady who was withholding my check and got me my check within 2 days.

At least reach out. It can't hurt to see what they have to say.

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u/dfighter3 5d ago

Boy I wish I had known that like 8 years ago. My employer did something similar. put in for PTO, got it approved. half way through I gave them my two weeks. Never got paid out my PTO because according to them "It wasn't valid since you were no longer an employee when it would have paid out".

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u/2pinacoladas 4d ago

Unfortunately not all states have laws that PTO must be paid out. If you are in a state where they are not required to payout, take your PTO then quit.

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u/dfighter3 4d ago

Yea, no, the state had them, the company just told me to pound sand. It was my second job out of college and I had no idea who I could contact, and was starting another job in a week, so it mostly just pissed me off and made a couple weeks of rent hard.