i work for the federal government so we get 4 hours of sick leave a pay period, 2 paychecks means I get a free day to call out..usually take 1 sick day a month. I dont even have to talk to my boss over the phone either, we call an automated voice system and leave a message..this change happened in 2008 when a white lady complained that she felt like her boss was judging her over the phone when shed call in sick and she filed to sue, the lawsuite brought on the change where we no longer have to talk to an actual person..sad thing is, the lady was fired 2 months after the change was made. 



- and each time I came back into work I seen them walking someone else out