States Consider Paid Sick Leave, July 2008
While getting sick is never any fun, for most Americans illness is simply an inconvenience that means taking a few paid days off from work until they feel well enough to get back on the job. But for almost half of the U.S. workforce, nearly 60 million people, that is not an option. Time off sick means no pay, leaving those employees with the unenviable choice of working with some nasty bug or losing precious income they can rarely afford to go without. [click title to continue reading]
States Consider Paid Sick Leave
