EDIT: I'm in New Jersey, United States
For the past six months I worked as a receptionist at my local gym, recently I started cycling, and shortly after I was hit by a car. I suffered a lot of bruising, scrapes, and a busted knee along with my bike being pretty fucked up; This happened on 4/13/23. As soon as I got settled, I called out of work, which was met with some sympathy.
Between 4/13/23 and 5/10 I took off a significant amount of time to rest, recover and recoup along with going on a weekend away that was already planned before this incident. When I went to work on Tuesday (5/10) I was handed a termination letter and was subsequently fired for my “unreliability” due to taking time off from the accident. When I brought up my car accident, my manager was incredibly dismissive and just didn't care.
Put your health first, worry about repercussions from your shit employer later.