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Employee had to call in sick, and that made her company miss out on a job. And when she went to work the next day, her ...

Ask The Insider columnist Ashley Lutz answers all your work-related questions, including the awkward, sensitive, and real-world ones. Have a question? Email [email protected]. Dear ...

With so many options to reach people these days, knowing the best way to let your boss know you're sick isn't always obvious. A phone call can also be intimidating, compared to email, text, or a ...

Being sick is bad enough, but employees in the U.S. feel so guilty about taking time off from work to recuperate that they often work through illness. Not all workers in the U.S. are entitled to paid ...

When it comes to paid sick leave entitlements, many European employees are doing better than their counterparts in the United States. Here, there are no federal legal requirements for paid sick leave, ...

Starting Thursday, May 1, Missouri workers will have more flexibility if they get sick. Proposition A’s earned sick leave provision is taking effect, after surviving repeated challenges in the courts ...

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Females more likely to call in sick, new research finds. Feb. 5, 2008— -- More minor health problems and generally poorer working conditions may be to blame for a Finnish study's findings that ...