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Don’t punish people for getting sick!
Via MomsRising: We’re moms and dads. We know firsthand how fast the flu travels through our workplaces, schools, and child care centers. We’ve been up at 3 am half-focused on caring for a sick child and half-focused on the related … Continue reading
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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 lie down as they await the bus that … Continue reading
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Tagged children, community, family, government, health, middle class, milwaukee, paid sick leave, public policy, san francisco, school, united states
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Boxing in the Big Apple: SF Chamber of Commerce delivers knockout blow to opponents of paid sick days
The Wall Street Journal examines a budgetary boxing match between opponents and advocates of legislation to ensure New York City workers can earn paid sick days on the job. The question: How much will it cost? In one corner: the … Continue reading
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Tagged business, community, economic security, family, government, health, jobs, middle class, new york, paid family leave, paid sick leave, public policy, united states, washington state, women, work
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