The lead story is “Can’t miss work, child sick…Flu pandemic, harsh economy combine to give parents a major headache. ” It describes at length and in detail the dilemma facing parents who need the full pay check and employers who cannot afford paid time off or fear employee abuse of the privilege.
WATCHDOG: This is excellent journalism. It points out a significant problem at an especially pertinent moment. It is a fair presentation from all points of view. And it is a subtle call for employers to think or rethink their approach to compensated time off for caring for sick youngsters. (One promising approach is allowing the use of paid vacation days.) Three wags of the tail!
