At the very core of the American soul is the idea of being a hard worker. But it’s a double-edged sword. If you want get paid for your job, you have to show up to work regardless of how you feel. Even if some states require employers to offer paid sick leave, there’s no federal law mandating it in the US.
The low-paid workers are hit the worst, and this is especially true for the service industry. When it comes to the potential for coronavirus to spread in the US, this fact alone could be an undetected fatal error. Writer Lauren Hough shared an unsettling glimpse into getting sick as a bartender: “we called it bar flu because everyone had it and passed it back and forth.” In the context of the COVID-19 threat, one can imagine how flawed sick leave policy could make matters dramatically worse.
One has to learn from lessons like this, but is it too late to change something just now? Let’s dive into this discussion together.
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This woman pointed out that service workers have no option but to keep working while they’re sick
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Lauren expressed her disappointment over the service industry practice of firing workers who call in sick
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Another Twitter user declared that the sick leave policy has been flawed the whole time, but coronavirus has made it obvious
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Anand shared an idea of a TV show that would expose what role society’s least insured play in the health of others
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Yet another person shared his personal experience of working in the fast-food business
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More people joined the heated discussion
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