sick leave
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The White House had already gutted the provision, the labor department figured out a way to do more damage.
It’s “beyond shameful” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won't prioritize it, one advocate says.
The senator wants companies to do the right thing and make sick leave easily accessible during the coronavirus emergency.
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The company appeared to change its policy after this article's initial publication.
Essential retailers are allowed to stay open during areas hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak because they provide things like food and medicine.
“There will be people who die who work at Walmart because of this policy," one worker advocate said.
Restaurant workers will show up to work sick because they need the money and the job.
One house cleaner lost all her clients. Another is worried about being infected if she goes to work. Neither will get paid if they stay home.
The legislation, which House Democrats authored last week, modestly expands sick leave and makes testing for the coronavirus more widely available.