In 1991, the Catalyst Foundation in New York asked 1,500 CEOs how much time they thought was reasonable for a man to take off for a child's birth or adoption. Sixty-three percent said "none." Two years later, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law requiring companies with 50 or more employees to grant 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave for workers caring for newborn or newly adopted children, or immediate family members with serious health conditions.