Press on Family Leave & Paid Sick Days

IWPR press releases and media citations related to Family Leave & Paid Sick Days.

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San Francisco May Hold Lesson as Denver Ponders Mandating Paid Sick Leave (August 28, 2011) Aug 28, 2011 Denver Post
Sick in San Francisco Jun 29, 2011 The Philadelphia Inquirer
44 Million U.S. Workers Lacked Paid Sick Days in 2010 Jan 03, 2011: New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that, after correcting for job tenure requirements imposed by employers, only 58 percent of private sector employees in the U.S. had access to paid sick days in 2010.
Business-commissioned Study Inflates Cost of NYC Paid Sick Leave, Say Researchers Oct 27, 2010
A New Labor Standard for Labor Day: Paid Sick Leave Sep 13, 2010 The Huffington Post
Will Sick Days Cost Billions for NYC Businesses? San Francisco Says No May 13, 2010 The Wall Street Journal
Sick and Tired of No Leave Apr 28, 2010 The Nation Blog
Employers oppose a bill to require paid sick days Feb 26, 2010 The Portland Press Herald
Sick at Work Feb 10, 2010 New York Times Economix Blog
Sick-leave Issue Connects with Every Worker Nov 25, 2008 The Boston Globe