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Paid Sick Days

Workplace Health May Be Declining

cnn.com | Sarah Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Paid Sick Days, High Cholesterol, Depression, The Balanced Life, High Blood Pressure, Workplace, Health, Wellness, Living News

Amid the highest unemployment rate in recent decades and massive job losses around the country, most workers feel happy to at least be employed. What ...

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Shocking New Study: Half of NYC Without Paid Sick Days

Dan Cantor | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Paid Sick Days, New York City Council, Working Families Party, Gale Brewer, Paid Family Leave, New York City, New York, New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition, New York News
Dan Cantor

If you’re sick, stay home.  That’s not just common sense, it’s advice public health officials dealing with Swine Flu and other ...

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Stopping Swine Flu: Paid Sick Days for All New Yorkers

Dan Cantor | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Paid Sick Days, Working Families Party, Mayor Bloomberg, Paid Family Leave, New York City, Swine Flu, New York News
Dan Cantor

For the more than one million New Yorkers who do not have a single day of paid sick leave where they work, staying home with the flu may not be an option.

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Should You Be Using Your Vacation Days?

Nicole Williams | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Living, Vacation, Boss, Business, Work, Time Off, Blackberry, Bad Bosses, Blackberry Addiction, Work-Life Balance, The Boss, Summer Vacation, Vacation Time, Sick Days, Workplace, Vacation Travel, Paid Sick Days, Family Vacations, Living News
Nicole Williams

Can't wait to ditch the Blackberry and escape from the grip of The Man? Think again. This won't be the completely stress-free trip you'd imagined.

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Don't Want Swine Flu with Lunch? Then Offer Paid Sick Leave

Steven Hill | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Paid Sick Days, Congress, Paid Sick Leave, Health Care, Paid Family Leave, Barack Obama, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, Swine Swine Flu Mexico, Delauro, Business News
Steven Hill

The spread of the H1N1 virus has prompted Obama to urge workers with flu symptoms to "stay home." But for far too many Americans, that is easier said than done.

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Arthur Delaney

U.S. Sick Leave Policy Makes Nation More Vulnerable To Swine Flu

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Workers, Sick Days, Paid Sick Days, United States, Politics News

The United States lags behind developed nations in mandating paid sick leave for workers, a deficiency that makes the nation more vulnerable to contag...

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