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> Florida law does not require employers to offer sick leave, and so Cognizant workers who feel ill must instead use personal leave time. It seems that Faceboo
by close04 7y ago
> Florida law does not require employers to offer sick leave, and so Cognizant workers who feel ill must instead use personal leave time.
It seems that Facebook and Cognizant are not the only ones completely failing at protecting their people (employees, contractors, citizens).
- save_ferris 7y agoLobbying plays a huge role in how legislative decisions like this are made. The city of Austin recently passed a mandatory sick leave policy, only to be struck down at the state level after lobbying by employers. It’s not that companies like Facebook simply fail to protect their people, they’re financially incentivized to undermine their rights. And since money == free speech in the US, it’s perfectly legal for them to do so.
- close04 7y ago> they’re financially incentivized to undermine their rights In the end most failings can be traced back to financial interest (getting cheap, staying cheap, aiming for cheaper). But the whole article was about how Cognizant and Facebook fail those poor souls who have to go through a "peaceful war", with all the gruesome tragedies but none of the preparation. The state doesn't seem to try harder either. This particular detail related to sick leave was surprising to me, I hadn't expected this.