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Valuing Good Health in North Carolina: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days

May 1, 2009

North Carolina lawmakers are now considering the Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has estimated the costs and benefits of the Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act, using government-collected data, peer-reviewed research literature, and a thoroughly vetted methodology. Below are key findings from IWPR’s cost-benefit analysis.