PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Can a company force a sick employee to stay home? In a Simpsons episode from 1994, Homer Simpson calls out sick from work and is told: if you don't come in tomorrow, don't ...

The cycle never seems to stop. The CDC warns sick employees with flu symptoms to stay home from work. The workers ignore these warnings, consistently. Why can't people stay home from work when ...

The government is urging people who are sick to stay at home to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. But for workers who don’t have paid sick leave, staying home when they aren’t feeling ...

Employees are more likely to stay home when they are under the weather if they feel comfortable doing so. This means employers need to make sure employees are not pressured to come into work.

Creating an encouraging environment means the company’s leaders and managers have to communicate proactively to all the employees that if they are sick it’s ok to stay home, says Paul McDonald ...

Everybody gets sick now and then, but many employees are tempted to show up to work even when they're feeling unwell, wh ...

Employees who come to work with cold and flu symptoms cited workplace pressures and presenteeism as key reasons why they make the haul into work feeling under the weather, according to a CareerBuilder ...

They're faced with an unsolvable problem: If they tell too many sick employees to stay home, the work doesn't get done; those who do come to the office can spread germs. Business.

DHL, with 600 employees in Plantation, encourages flu shots by reimbursing the cost at 100 percent and emphasizing preventative care. The company allowsworkers to accrue sick time by hours worked ...

As scientists race to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has prescribed “everyday preventive actions” ...

In the months since COVID-19 reached American shores, the mantra for employees who cannot telework has been if you feel sick, stay home. Staying home when feeling ill is a key element of stopping ...

Many employers and employees are nervous about the upcoming cold and flu season. This leads many employers to wonder, "Can I force someone to go home sick?" ...