$1.$ Amanda Summers is planning to give birth in the next few weeks. L&S has advised her of her right to $12$ weeks of FMLA unpaid leave. Amanda wants to take the full time she is entitled to$,$ but as a single parent she cannot afford to do so$.$ Amanda requests to use her $4$ weeks of vacation and asks L&S to giver her unpaid leave for the remaining $8$ weeks. How should L&S respond to her request? $2.$ L&S learns that two of its employees, Alyssa Morris and Sarah Jacobs, are deciding whether to apply for a marriage license in Massachusetts or a civil union in Vermont. Tom and Mark wish to terminate them because they do not want to be associated with condoning gay marriage. What should Susan recommend they do$?$