Why you should never go into the office when you're sick

Mandatory sick leave could help everyone in the office.
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Stop coming to work sick! Not only is it gross, but it's literally spreading disease.

Cities that adopted mandatory paid sick leave from 2003 to 2015 saw flu cases drop by about 5 per­cent after their laws took effect, according to the nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research. That means an estimated 100 fewer infections per week for a city of 100,000 people, Bloomberg reports.

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