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Kentucky’s Dem Governor Threatens Nuclear Option on Mitch Crisis (www.thedailybeast.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s their job. They aren’t doing it. Their fired.

A thousand employment law firms absolutely salivating to hear what business you administer, if you're firing your employees because they landed in the hospital for a month.

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did he have FMLA? Where's his doctor's note on if/when he can return? There are currently businesses in the US that don't even let employees call in when they have the flu.

Politicians are public property. If they break, replace them with a functioning one.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The fact that there's no doctors note is pretty telling. I think it means there's no doctor willing to risk their medical license to lie for McConnell's lackeys