This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Schools often promote student sick day guidelines advising parents to send children to school with colds. Many ...

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DEAR ABBY: My company has a four-days-a-week return-to-office mandate this year. While it’s nice to have the in-person camaraderie, co-workers who are conspicuously ill are now coming in and spreading ...

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Questions surround Pittsburgh’s amended Paid Sick Days Act set to go into effect at the beginning of 2026. But one thing is certain: It is a dubious public policy at best, according to researchers at ...

Air conditioning can feel heaven-sent on hot summer days. It keeps temperatures comfortable and controls humidity, making indoor environments tolerable even on the most brutally warm days. But some ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary ...

You know that feeling when you wake up and can’t tell if you’re just exhausted from a busy week or if you’re actually coming down with something? It’s one of the most frustrating guessing games our ...

Are sick days a benefit I’m free to use however I want? By Kwame Anthony Appiah I am leaving my job in a couple of months. I have about one month of sick days stored up, which I would like to count as ...

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