How Does an Employee Furlough Work vs. a Layoff? In mandatory employee furloughs, employees take unpaid or partially paid time off of work for periods of time. The employees generally have either scheduled time off or call back rights and expectations. In a layoff, employees generally have no rights of recall and no expectation of the job returning.
Chronic dry coughs are usually caused by irritation from cigarette smoke, environmental irritants, allergies, postnasal drip, or asthma. Several chronic lung diseases also cause a dry, hacking cough. Some people cough out of habit for no clear reason. Gastric reflux may also cause a chronic dry cough. Usually you will also have other symptoms, such as heartburn, burning in the throat, or increased saliva.
1 Allergies never cause fever. 2  Both colds and allergies can cause coughing and sneezing, but coughing is more common with colds, and sneezing is more common with allergies. 3  A cold should clear up within a week to 10 days. 4  An allergy can drag on for as long as you're exposed to what's causing it. The mucus produced by a cold gets thick and may turn yellow or green. 2  Mucus is typically clear with allergies. 3  A sore throat is more common with a cold than with allergies. 4  Colds often bring on a low fever (especially in children).