sick day

After months of late nights, nutritionally suspect meals and a lot of socializing, it's bound to happen. Whether it's a cold, the flu or an unknown bug you got from that guy down the hall, you will need to take a sick day from class, your friends and maybe even the cafeteria. Chances are you may...

Everyone from President Obama to your office mate wants you to stay home sick at the first flu-like symptom. And now, if some lawmakers have their way, workers nursing H1N1 symptoms will be paid to stay home - whether they've got sick days accrued or not. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been...

The latest hub-bub in Ohio and around the country has been the push for all employers to offer paid sick days to all of their employees. The proposal, currently working its way through state legislation, is under fire because many see it as yet another area where the government is stepping into the...

One of the latest and greatest "ideas" for a new burden to put onto businesses is paid sick days. Local governments are discussing mandates for sick leave, which would require employers to give all employees sick days. I'm not opposed to the idea of sick days in general. It's a nice benefit to give...