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Yes. I have a colleague whose kids get sick a lot, and they're very concerned that a firing is imminent for that reason.


Family Medical leave might be helpful.. You can schedule it e.g. take 1 day off a week or something. It's protected.


It's a lot harder to navigate that one might think, and FMLA is for serious illnesses, not "one kid got the flu this week and another got the runs last week and before that it was stomach upset and before that..." etc.




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