1.   Absenteeism soared, with employees taking their full allotment of sick days and seeking treatment for stress-related ailments.

2.   Just the thing for thinking up excuses for sick days and an ideal gift for the hypochondriac in your life.

3.   When he fell sick several days later, he had a doctor bleed him.

4.   You could take a sick day or a vacation day.

5.   And at most hotels, employees have been asked to cut back on their hours, take sick days and go on a long vacation.

6.   And nearly all employers provide some short-term leave, often as paid sick days.

7.   And it saves money for insurers and employers, by cutting down on doctor visits and sick days.

8.   Any woman who has taken a sick day from work has probably been sucked into a Lifetime movie at least once.

9.   Any savings, though, may be offset because employees who previously took no sick days may make full use of their PTO days.

10.   At Burlington Resources, employees can use sick days to care for ill family members.