Originally Posted by
treadtread
My company has an "emergency assist" type of program. If you commute by bike, and need to go home in an emergency (sickness, or something at home), you can take a cab and expense it later. I live close enough that one of my colleagues will drop me home, but it's a good policy. I think its a California incentive that my employer subscribes to, can't find the link to be exact though. Check if you have something like that.
A lot of major metropolitan areas have emergency ride home programs for those who take transit, car pool, or bike commute. The DC area has it, and I'm signed up, but have never taken advantage of it.
My illnesses are always colds... I've managed to avoid puking from illness for a couple decades. Now, alcohol, that's a different story. ;-) But that doesn't arise as an issue at work. So, I generally find I have at least one commute in me, even when the going gets tough healthwise.
If I didn't, I'd call my wife (which I've done in case of death in the family), take metro , or take advantage of the guaranteed ride home program.