Coronavirus: Tesla workers must use PTO to get paid if sick, scared, can't work

This is 90% of American companies including my company, who is supposed to be "family friendly" company and they care about their employees or whatever. The emails they sent out were so empathetic but the leave policies sure were not.

The fact that in 2020 the USA still refuse to provide for basic welfare is maddening. Sick paid leave is human rights, plain and simple. Nobody should be punished or face economical repercussions due to the fact they are ill; staying home when you have a transmissible disease should be incentivised as much as possible.

I am seeing people post this like it’s strange. I have the same policy where I work. We don’t have sick days. It’s all PTO. Am I missing something here?

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