Sick Leave Quotes

I remember Michael Jackson once called to see if I was feeling okay because I had gone home sick from the set of 'Goonies'; they'd shut down production for a couple days. I was so excited he called, but he didn't leave his number.

Equal pay, paid leave, paid sick days, workplace flexibility, and affordable childcare - everywhere I go around the United States, as I talk to working families, these are the issues they raise... We have over 43 million Americans who don't have a single day of sick leave, but everybody gets sick. Everybody's children get sick.

We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood.

Give the working-man the right to work as long as he is healthy; assure him care when he is sick; assure him maintenance when he is old.

Nobody likes it when someone calls in sick.

We need a national family leave policy that will allow both men and women to take paid time off from work to care for a newborn or a sick relative.

That I would rather be in another business where a bad cold wouldn't put me out of work.

Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore.

You've heard of people calling in sick. You may have called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought about calling in well? It'd go like this: You'd get the boss on the line and say, "Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore." Call in well.

I was always told as a kid the most important thing you could have was a job that paid you sick pay if you needed it and came with a bit of a pension.

Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.

The Mayor of Hong Kong, who said Can't work today. Have American flu. Never got a dinner!

Every single thing I've done, from the Affordable Care Act to pushing to raise the minimum wage, to making sure that young people are able to go to college and get good job training, to what we're pushing now in terms of sick paid leave,everything I do has been focused on how do we make sure the middle class is getting a fair deal.

I have a team of cleaners, in case one is off sick or goes on holiday.

I work for myself, which is fun. Except when I call in sick, I know I'm lying.

I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.

A mother deserves a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship - and you know what, a father does, too. It's time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a 'Mad Men' episode.

I believe very strongly in paid sick leave.

America is the only high income nation without a paid family leave program. This means that if you or a family member gets sick, there is no guarantee that you can take the time you need to take care of yourself or your loved one, leaving already vulnerable families in the position of making hard decisions in cases of illness.

Paid leave is worth every penny.

As I hope it doesn't come to the point where I need to take a day off. I feel pretty good right now and I'm not resting or saving for any other game.

Hardworking men and women deserve not only job security, but also a paycheck when they need to take time off to care for a loved one.

A mom can't afford to be sick.

Ten years of being on TV, I'd never taken a sick day.

I came out of retirement to run a start-up. Historically, I seldom used all of my vacation time, and the last sick day I took was in 1992. I am a sick puppy.