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New Survey Shows Widespread Support for Paid Sick Days
From the Public News Service: SEATTLE – More than half the people questioned in a new national survey said they’ve either gone to work with a contagious illness or sent their kids to school or child...
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Paid sick leave does not harm business growth or job growth
The Drum Major Institute (DMI) has released a new report titled “Paid Sick Leave Does Not Harm Business Growth or Job Growth“. It is an update to DMI’s March 2010 report that found no causal link...
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Business owners agree: Paid sick days help them turn a profit
We’ve pointed out before that a minimum paid sick days standard is good for businesses. It helps keep employees productive, workplaces healthy and businesses profitable – not to mention preserve public...
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Minimum paid sick days law in San Francisco: Better for business, healthier...
San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance: Outcomes for Employers and Em ployees A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) examines the effects of San Francisco’s paid sick...
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Why Regulations Can Help Your Business Grow
From BNet: What makes a city a great place to build a business? If your city required every employer to offer paid sick leave and family leave, what would that do to your business? If you think your...
View ArticleJob Growth Strong with Paid Sick Days
Job growth has been strong in San Francisco compared with other Bay Area counties following implementation of a new paid sick days standard in San Francisco on February 5, 2007, according to data from...
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No sick days for swine flu sufferers
Despite warnings from the CDC, millions Americans can’t afford to stay home when they or their child catches the flu. In this video, ABC News investigates how the H1N1 flu season is affecting students,...
View ArticlePaid Sick Days: Efforts around the nation
Two major cities — San Francisco and Washington D.C. — have implemented mandatory paid sick leave policies, while a third — Milwaukee — has passed the requirement, only to see it tied up in court. In...
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Restaurant Employment Strong When Employers Make the Shift to Paid Sick Days
Annual Percentage Change in All Jobs, San Francisco County and State of California, 2001-2009 In February 2007, San Francisco implemented the nation’s first paid sick days law, allowing all workers...
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Cough if you need sick leave
The short, lumpy red couch in Stili Klikizos’ second-grade classroom at Milwaukee’s Fratney Elementary School was meant for quiet-time reading. Now it’s “the sick couch,” a place for ill students to...
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