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TSA employees calling in sick more during shutdown than holidays

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri
Published January 5, 2019 4:51am ET
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TSA employees calling in sick more during shutdown than holidays
A TSA officer motions a traveler through at a security screening area during a partial federal government shutdown. | (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The Transportation Security Administration said Friday that personnel have been calling out sick, but said the absences “are causing minimal impact.”

The statement comes amid reports that hundreds of TSA employees have called out sick this week.

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