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November 30, 2020

Why Nursing Home Aides Exposed to COVID-19 Aren’t Taking Sick Leave

Shefali Milczarek-Desai and Tara Sklar The Conversation

Our research, drawing on interviews with nursing aides and emerging studies of other essential workers during COVID-19, shows how employee policies, particularly for low-paid aides, have sharply raised the risks...

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September 10, 2014

Millions Of California Workers Are About To Get Paid Sick Days

Dave Jamieson Huffington Post

The state of California extended paid sick leave of up to three days per year to millions of workers.

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July 30, 2014

‘Historic’ Day For Working Families, As San Diego And Eugene, OR Become 8th, 9th Cities To Pass Paid Sick Days

Alex Edwards Family Values @ Work

San Diego, California and Eugene, Oregon passed legislation guaranteeing 300,000 workers access to paid sick leave. They have become the eighth and ninth cities to do so.

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May 8, 2013

New York City Council OK's Paid Sick Leave For More Than 1 Million Workers

Mike Hall AFL-CIO Now

New York City Council passes historic bill making up to 1 million workers eligible for sick leave.

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March 14, 2013

Portland City Council Votes to Require Sick Leave

Steven DuBois Huffington Post

The Portland, Oregon City Council voted unanimously to make Portland the fourth U.S. city to mandate that employers offer sick leave, requiring that workers receive up to five days of paid sick leave each year. The number of cities could soon expand to five - the Philadelphia City Council is expected to vote on a similar measure on this week.

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