Author Archives: Alex Stone

The Stranger: Should Restaurant Owners Pay Workers Who Are Home Sick?

Seattle’s weekly newspaper The Stranger just posted an article about paid sick days titled Eating the Cost: Should Restaurant Owners Pay Workers Who Are Home Sick?. The title of the article poses the question, but doesn’t answer it – so … Continue reading

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Doctor’s Note: A Few Paid Sick Days Make A Big Difference

From the Hartford Courant: It’s one of the simplest and most basic instructions a pediatrician can give: “Keep your child home from school for a couple of days, until the fever subsides and her stomach settles down.” Doctors say it … Continue reading

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Grocery workers’ sick deal

From the Seattle Times: Tasha West-Baker can make you a latte, slice your lunch meat or make you a cake at Safeway. And she could make your entire family ill for days. West-Baker doesn’t get paid sick days from the … Continue reading

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Horses get plenty of sick days, so where’s ours? NYC workers rally for more sick days

From the New York Daily News: Dozens of city workers rallied in Central Park yesterday, demanding the City Council answer a rather unusual question: “You gave horses five weeks of vacation – Why not give humans sick days?” Why not, … Continue reading

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Chart of the week: Support for paid sick days extends across the political spectrum

A recent survey designed and conducted by National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago asked Americans about their support for paid sick days as a labor standard — similar to workplace safety laws or the minimum wage. When … Continue reading

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