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Should Paid Sick Days Be Required by Law?

Via Time: Ideas | By Adam Cohen Connecticut just became the first state in the nation to require employers to provide workers with paid sick days. The new law — which also allows paid leave for a sick child or spouse — is controversial. Opponents attack it as big government run amok and say itContinue reading “Should Paid Sick Days Be Required by Law?”

Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012

From The Nation | By Katrina vanden Heuvel: As we head into 2012, there are a lot of questions about where the Occupy energy will go from here. I’m confident it will move in powerful directions–fighting unjust foreclosures and evictions, exploring alternative banking, taking on outrageous student debt, countering the corrosive role of corporate moneyContinue reading “Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012”

Connecticut Workers Welcome Paid Sick Days

From the Huffington Post | By Ellen Bravo: This time last year, Desiree Rosado, a school bus driver in Groton, Connecticut, was dreading flu season. “Working without paid sick days, you’re always worried about what will happen if you get sick,” she said. “When my kids caught the swine flu, I missed a week ofContinue reading “Connecticut Workers Welcome Paid Sick Days”