Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
How can they NOT tell you how many sick days you get and how can they fire you for being sick?
From today's NYT:

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 39 percent of private-sector workers do not receive paid sick leave....

A survey last year by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago found that 68 percent of those not eligible for paid sick days said they had gone to work with a contagious illness like the flu, while 53 percent eligible for paid sick days said they had done so.

That survey found that 11 percent of respondents said that they had lost a job for taking off for an illness for themselves or a family member, and 13 percent said they had been told they would be fired or suspended if they missed work because of personal or family illness.