Can you be "not allowed" to call out sick?

[eveningsky339]

So, I have a co-worker who came in quite sick today. A resident has gotten sick because of this. This is not the first time that this has happened.

She was supposed to work last weekend, but because she was sick, she called out. However, my LTC informed her that if she called out, she did so "at the peril of her job." She was supposed to work again today, but she was still sick. She attempted to call out, but the LTC blatantly told her no.

This CNA is a strong worker who usually comes in at least six days a week.

I live in Maine, for what it's worth.

[NM_CNA]

I've called in with a stomach virus, puked while I was on the phone with the nurse, and was still told to come in. This sort of thing happens all the time. I don't have health insurance, so I don't want to go to the doctor (and wait three hours for a note) every time I get sick either. There's a double standard at my work too. A nurse left for three hours to go home, shower and change because she got a little bit of poop on the hem of her pants, but they told a CNA she couldn't leave when she was vomiting and having diarrhea at work. She ended up going to the hospital right after work and being IV administered fluids because she was so dehydrated. I get sick of my job, not necessarily because of the residents, but because of the administration.

[elkpark]

I get sick of my job, not necessarily because of the residents, but because of the administration.

I think that's the case for a lot of us. :)