'Sick leave is absolutely vital to empower sick workers to stay home and away from others while still keeping bread on the table,' writes usatodayopinion's Editorial Board.
people. With the possibility of hardship exemptions for companies with fewer than 50 workers, the numbers working while sick will likely remain too high.
Nor does this bill do anything permanent, meaning that Congress would have to enact new legislation for the next outbreak, perhaps after it has already reached contagion levels. All countermeasures against outbreaks, including incentives for sick people to stay home, work best in the early stages, even before officials have a sense of just how serious the problem is.Because some states and localities have adopted mandatory sick leave policies, we can see that it has been effective in combating seasonal flu outbreaks. According to a study by researchers at Cornell University and the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, U.S.
In health care, however, this approach does us real harm. The millions priced out of medical coverage pose a threat to society during an outbreak.If you can't see this reader poll, please refresh your page.
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