A New Jersey man who came down with a case of the “football flu” during last year’s Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade is one step closer to being excused for missing work.
The man, a Burlington City school employee, missed work on the day the Eagles celebrated their win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl as well as the day before and the day after.
But, prior to the parade, district Superintendent Patricia Doloughty had warned employees who missed work on the parade date would be “required to provide a doctor’s note.”
He did not provide one and the school board denied his use of sick leave.
The worker has been trying to fight that decision and New Jersey’s Public Employment Relations Commission has ruled the worker’s union can challenge sick leave denial, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association.
“We have to make sure as a union on behalf of our members that when people are docked a sick day, it’s for a legitimate reason,” said Steven Cohen, an attorney for the union.
The school district is planning to fight the most recent ruling.
Whatever happens, it’s likely some New England Patriots fans who used sick days of their own earlier this month will be awaiting the outcome.
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