Nurse says she was fired for calling in sick with the flu

Friday, February 2, 2018
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WABC) -- A nurse in Ohio says she was fired for calling in sick with the flu.

Theresa Puckett says she called in sick when she became ill at the end of 2017.
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Afterwards, she went back to work but a supervisor sent her home.



Then, Puckett called out again.
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She was fired for violating a University Hospitals policy, which prevents temporary nurses from taking two non-approved absences in 60 days.

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