Need for Paid Sick Days

A new report by the Economic Policy Institute contends that a national sick days policy is key to ensuring workers’ financial stability. The Need for Paid Sick Days finds that nearly 40 million workers do not get paid sick time and that the economic security for these workers and their families has declined over the past 30 years. The report describes what happens to a family’s budget and ability to make ends meet if parents do not have access to paid sick days.

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