{"id":357722,"date":"2020-03-27T13:07:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T18:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/employment\/family-medical-leave\/can-my-job-force-me-to-work-while-sick.html"},"modified":"2024-03-16T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T16:12:00","slug":"can-my-job-force-me-to-work-while-sick","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/employment\/family-medical-leave\/can-my-job-force-me-to-work-while-sick.html","title":{"rendered":"Can My Job Force Me To Work While Sick?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Can My Job Force Me To Work While Sick?<\/h1>\n
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Ideally, if you are sick, you should stay at home until you are well. Unfortunately, some managers may tell employees they must return to work or discourage them from taking sick time. This is stressful for sick employees and their co-workers, customers, or patients who must be around them.<\/p>\r\n

To answer this question, consider:<\/p>\r\n