Rex covers some recent developments in pushing for more paid sick time, as a health measure to keep germs from spreading. Sounds nice, in theory. 

Of course in practice bosses like mine will spread rumors if you start to miss time— he’ll say you’re not committed to the job, etc. All part of setting you up so he can blame you the next time he screws up. Though if you do come in coughing and hacking, he’ll insist you go home, and how could you be so inconsiderate to come in like this, heaven forfend, and he would never ask you to do so!

Besides, as I’ve said before, 

Pussies call in sick. Real men drag their ass in and do nothing all day.