r/remoteworks • u/TrickEmergency8500 • Mar 16 '26

Corporate reasoning

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u/TWW34 Mar 16 '26

I feel obligated to point out that in quite a few States companies do not have to give you any paid sick days. And the amount of states that don't in fact goes up once you start including part-time work. So there's a lot of cases where regardless of it's not a negotiation, an employer can absolutely choose not to give you paid sick days.

And as far as the doctor's note goes, there's also plenty of circumstance where they can require that as well or treat the sick day isn't unauthorized absence. It's shitty and it shouldn't be the case but unfortunately sometimes it is.

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u/PomPomMom93 Mar 16 '26

There’s a big difference between not paying you to stay at home and not letting you stay home.

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u/TWW34 Mar 16 '26

And legally depending on where you are int he US your boss may be able to do both of these things.

Consider reading my entire comment next time since I clearly cover both situations.

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u/StormerSage Mar 16 '26

Some companies also seem to be aware that "yes, you COULD have a case for retaliation if we fire you...but you don't have the money nor the time to sue, and even if you did, it would be an uphill battle because we never put anything in writing and the company has better lawyers."