The majority of workers keeping America fed during the pandemic can't take a paid day off from work when they get sick, and women are less likely to have access to paid sick leave than men, according to new research
But the majority of workers keeping America fed during the pandemic can't take a paid day off from work when they get sick, and women are less likely to have access to paid sick leave than men, according to new research from the Shift Project at the University of California.
But some companies' policies require a coronavirus diagnosis or official quarantine recommendation to access the leave, which"could render those policies inaccessible for most workers who need them," the researchers said.The gender gapWorkers without paid sick leave are economically vulnerable and many can't afford to take time off, the researchers found. A quarter struggled to pay their bills and a third experienced hunger hardship, even before the coronavirus outbreak.
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