Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018
We assessed determinants of work attendance during the first 3 days after onset of acute respiratory illness (ARI) among workers 19–64 years of age who had medically attended ARI or influenza during the 2017–2018 influenza season. The total number of days worked included days worked at the usual wor...
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| author | Faruque Ahmed Sara Kim Mary Patricia Nowalk Jennifer P. King Jeffrey J. VanWormer Manjusha Gaglani Richard K. Zimmerman Todd Bear Michael L. Jackson Lisa A. Jackson Emily Martin Caroline Cheng Brendan Flannery Jessie R. Chung Amra Uzicanin |
| author_facet | Faruque Ahmed Sara Kim Mary Patricia Nowalk Jennifer P. King Jeffrey J. VanWormer Manjusha Gaglani Richard K. Zimmerman Todd Bear Michael L. Jackson Lisa A. Jackson Emily Martin Caroline Cheng Brendan Flannery Jessie R. Chung Amra Uzicanin |
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| description | We assessed determinants of work attendance during the first 3 days after onset of acute respiratory illness (ARI) among workers 19–64 years of age who had medically attended ARI or influenza during the 2017–2018 influenza season. The total number of days worked included days worked at the usual workplace and days teleworked. Access to paid leave was associated with fewer days worked overall and at the usual workplace during illness. Participants who indicated that employees were discouraged from coming to work with influenza-like symptoms were less likely to attend their usual workplace. Compared with workers without a telework option, those with telework access worked more days during illness overall, but there was no difference in days worked at the usual workplace. Both paid leave benefits and business practices that actively encourage employees to stay home while sick are necessary to reduce the transmission of ARI and influenza in workplaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc64a220bab14d1ab1f10b14d23f409e2022-12-21T20:07:41ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-01-01261263310.3201/eid2601.190743Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018Faruque AhmedSara KimMary Patricia NowalkJennifer P. KingJeffrey J. VanWormerManjusha GaglaniRichard K. ZimmermanTodd BearMichael L. JacksonLisa A. JacksonEmily MartinCaroline ChengBrendan FlanneryJessie R. ChungAmra UzicaninWe assessed determinants of work attendance during the first 3 days after onset of acute respiratory illness (ARI) among workers 19–64 years of age who had medically attended ARI or influenza during the 2017–2018 influenza season. The total number of days worked included days worked at the usual workplace and days teleworked. Access to paid leave was associated with fewer days worked overall and at the usual workplace during illness. Participants who indicated that employees were discouraged from coming to work with influenza-like symptoms were less likely to attend their usual workplace. Compared with workers without a telework option, those with telework access worked more days during illness overall, but there was no difference in days worked at the usual workplace. Both paid leave benefits and business practices that actively encourage employees to stay home while sick are necessary to reduce the transmission of ARI and influenza in workplaces.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/1/19-0743_articleacute respiratory illnessinfluenzapandemicssick leavesick daysillness days |
| spellingShingle | Faruque Ahmed Sara Kim Mary Patricia Nowalk Jennifer P. King Jeffrey J. VanWormer Manjusha Gaglani Richard K. Zimmerman Todd Bear Michael L. Jackson Lisa A. Jackson Emily Martin Caroline Cheng Brendan Flannery Jessie R. Chung Amra Uzicanin Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018 Emerging Infectious Diseases acute respiratory illness influenza pandemics sick leave sick days illness days |
| title | Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018 |
| title_full | Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018 |
| title_fullStr | Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018 |
| title_short | Paid Leave and Access to Telework as Work Attendance Determinants during Acute Respiratory Illness, United States, 2017–2018 |
| title_sort | paid leave and access to telework as work attendance determinants during acute respiratory illness united states 2017 2018 |
| topic | acute respiratory illness influenza pandemics sick leave sick days illness days |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/1/19-0743_article |
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