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PSD Toolkit Reference

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, has developed a tool to calculate how a paid sick days initiative will benefit workers in a particular state. These statistics demonstrate the widespread lack of paid sick days across the country—and reveal the benefits of a paid sick days standard for business, workers, and the economy.

IWPR’s tool can be used to calculate the number of workers by industry who have, or don't have, paid sick days. The tool can also be used to quantify approximate costs and benefits of paid sick days by state.

1) Find information about the number of workers in your state, by the industries they work in.

2) Calculate how many workers, and what share of workers in your state, do and do not have paid sick days.

3) Estimate the savings and costs of a minimum paid sick days standard.

4) Report your calculations with this template.

5) Determine the portion of your state's workforce that is employed by smaller firms, which can help evaluate the employer-size threshold that's appropriate for your state.

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