[cgbg]

If you compare the sick time and medical bills of people who have children of school age with those (of the same age) who do not it will be clear that parents take off more sick time than non parents because kids catch a lot of contagious diseases and pass them on to their parents. Should employers refuse to hire parents?

[xrp]

Should employers refuse to hire parents?

Sure. If they want. That should be their right.

[wideawake]

If you compare the sick time and medical bills of people who have children of school age with those (of the same age) who do not it will be clear that parents take off more sick time than non parents because kids catch a lot of contagious diseases and pass them on to their parents.

Challenge.

In my business I would be laughed at for taking time off for something as simple as a cold.

In my experience, singles take far more sick days (aka "really bad hangover days") and personal days (aka "I just broke up with my boyfriend days") than parents do.