Cough, cough, sneeze, cough

If I think I have a sore throat, do I get paid?

This sounds like a good deal for me. Opps! I forgot! The company where I used to be a CFO is in chapter 11. (Management doesn't listen to money people unless they like the message.)
Maybe I can figure out a way to get someone else to pay me to stay home...

Why don't the dems just outlaw America? They're killing us slowly.

I guess you can color me a liberal but if an employer directs you to stay away from work it should pay. Directing you to stay home without pay is called a layoff.

Another "emergency" law, will they ever stop this insanity? While I understand #3's point, I do not think this is in the jurisdiction of congress. If a law is required let the states do it. This is between employer and employee.

It is the younger among us that are most susceptible to H1N1 which in itself is overblown IMHO. And who has overblown it? We all know the answer.

what planet do these senators live on? as an employer, I cannot tell anyone to stay home, that would violate several laws. do they think I stand at the door and do a physical each morning?
Some employers issue vague statements such as, if you believe your medical condition poses a threat to co-workers, you would qualify for a "excused" absence. Usually employers stay away from these sand traps.
Senators are opening up a new can of worms by mandating benefits. they are nuts. 2010, vote them out.

This is not the business of the federal government. It's more 'don't let a good crisis go to waste.

And notice the wording of the denial that the terrorists at Guantanamo would be vaccinated ahead of the general public:'There is no vaccine in Guantanamo and there's no vaccine on the way to Guantanamo, he told reporters.

Which means they have already been vaccinated.

I owe only one thing to my employees...PAY for work provided. If they don't like the pay, they are free to go elsewhere. We do offer many other benefits, but they are provided to remain competetive with other employers. Employees are free to use vacation time if they need to miss work due to illness. We do not offer "sick pay" because we can't afford to.

Coming soon: Some Liberal lawmaker will propose a bill that says cleaner air at home promotes better health, so everybody will be required by law to buy a new $50K air circulation and filtration system for their home.

Not far behind will be the "bedtime bill" that dictates when it's best for you to go to bed. (Then the "brush your teeth" bill that fines you if you forget to brush your teeth before going to bed...)

Is 'vacation time' mandated by fed law? If not, eliminate the term. Offer so many days per year as paid time off. Use as needed. Could be vacation, could be sick time. The longer you work there, the more days you get.

Here is what is happening at my work: If you have a fever (over 100) that is accompanied by sore throat, cough or runny nose), you must stay home for 5 days and go through work health to come back. Our paid time off (PTO) is combined sick, vacation and holiday pay. They are enforcing people to flex (stay home) a number of hours a month. I say that this new "stay home" rule will encourage everyone to lie about their symptoms, come to work sick, as they may not have enough PTO to cover their sick days. Continued...

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How many times to you run a slight fever and do NOT have one of those other symptoms? They can go on for a lot longer than 5 days. If you are being forced to "flex" time, have to take holidays off, and then get sick, you are going to have one short paycheck. And yes, they can enforce us not come to work, #5. To be on the safe side, all you can do is not take any extra days off for the holidays and pray you don't get sick. Unless you can afford to miss part of your paycheck...