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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