My father in-law plows roads for the city during the winter. He was forced to take time off work and pay for a covid test out of pocket because he coughed duri

My father in-law plows roads for the city during the winter. He was forced to take time off work and pay for a covid test out of pocket because he coughed during a lunch break at the station between routes. Why did he cough? Choked on a peanut in his lunch. Thankfully the union made sure he was reimbursed for his missed time - but I (anecdotally) know plenty of other people who were forced to stay home for some ridiculous reason or another. Another one off the top of my head was a spouse that tested positive on a rapid test, he tested negative, and neither of them had any symptoms at all but he was forced to quarantine. PCR test for the spouse ended up coming back negative - the rapid test was a false positive. Both missed 5 days of work with no union to fight for either of their wages. I've heard way too many stories like this to think this "sick worker crisis" is nothing but self-inflicted hysteria on the part of businesses.