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I’m Sick, I Have Insurance, But I Can’t Take Time Off From Work to See the Doctor!
Via Momsrising.org, by Natale Zimmer Workers have always needed to care for their children, families and elderly relatives, and at the same time, be productive, responsible employees. For women, this breadth of responsibilities is felt with greater pressure, as women … Continue reading
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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 care sick, because they … Continue reading
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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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Tagged childcare, children, community, economic security, economy, family, government, health, health care, income, middle class, paid sick leave, public policy, school, united states, women, work
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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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