By Vicki Shabo, from the National Partnership for Women and Families: Last month, I wrote about a disturbing trend: States are passing “preemption” laws that prohibit a growing number of cities and counties from adopting their own paid sick days standards. Sadly, these misguided attacks on local democracy have been spreading rapidly, as legislators put the interestsContinue reading “Paid Sick Days Opponents Continue to Hide Behind Preemption”
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Fight flu, give restaurant workers paid sick leave
From CNN Opinion, by Saru Jayaraman Like millions of Americans this winter, my toddler has the flu. The good news is that, unlike most of our nation’s restaurant workers, my baby doesn’t have to go to work sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting widespread flu in 47 states. During the 2009 swineContinue reading “Fight flu, give restaurant workers paid sick leave”
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