Massive Amount New York Residents Call Out "Sick" From Work

A massive number of New Yorkers are calling out sick from work today. Here's why.

New Yorkers having too much fun watching the big game is the reason why.

Many Call Out Of Work After Super Bowl

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Employers can expect a lot of people in New York State to call out sick from work today, the Monday after the Super Bowl.

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63% More Sick Day Requests After Super Bowl

Paycom, cloud-based human capital management software, just released workplace data about job attendance on the Monday after the Super Bowl. They determined that in 2024, there were 63 percent more sick-day requests on the Monday after the Super Bowl than the average day in 2024.

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"Following this trend, businesses can likely anticipate a surge of sick requests on Feb. 10, 2025, and should plan accordingly for business continuity," Paycom stated in a press release.

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Last year, the Monday after the Super Bowl had the 12th-highest amount of sick-day requests and there were 51 percent more sick-day requests on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, (the day after the Super Bowl in 2024) than the average day in February.

The other sickest days in 2024 were around the holidays.

According to Paycom, last year 91 percent of managers approved sick days on the day after the Super Bowl, marking the the second-highest percentage of approved sick days in 2024.

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If you're curious, Dec. 27, 2024, had the highest approved sick days in 2024 wat 97 percent.

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