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ost paid sick leave laws protect employees who follow the rules. A D.C. federal court just illustrated what happens when one doesn’t, and why a written call-out policy is the difference between a defensible termination and extended litigati
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TL;DR: A Fox News producer sued under the D.C. Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act after being fired for an absence he failed to report on time. He knew the night before