• T156@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I would love to know how much is spent trying to catch people trying to game the system, compared to lost compensation because of sick leave.

    Past a point, they must surely be spending more hiring this whole team of detectives than they would be just letting the workers take Friday off.

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      6 days ago

      Yes, that reminds me of when Florida(?) started requiring drug testing for welfare recipients and ended up spending more on the tests than whatever they saved uncovering fraud.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      That would be interesting ya. I don’t think there would be any way to recoup the cost for the person calling is sick on Friday semi frequently or similar things, but for the people who are gaming the system and didn’t work for a year, if they found a way to abuse it, it’d probably make sense if you truly were that suspicious.