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3 members in my family have a bug virus im not sure if i should still go work as i work in care of elderly do i get a doctors note ?
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Thank you: For thinking about the elderly that you care for. It depends on your employer how it 'goes down'. Unfortunately, some will want you to take sick leave even though you are not sick.
Answered 3/20/2014
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