Recommendations for an Evaluation of the District of Columbia’s Paid Sick Days Law
This briefing paper presents recommendations for the evaluation and report on the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008.
Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days
Policymakers across the country are increasingly interested in ensuring that workers can take paid time off when they are sick
Paid Sick Days in Massachusetts Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits
This fact sheet reports findings from research by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) on how increased access to paid sick days would improve both access to health care and health outcomes in Massachusetts.
Valuing Good Health in Massachusetts: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days (Executive Summary)
This report uses data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and the U.S. Census Bureau to evaluate the likely impact of the Massachusetts Act Establishing Earned Paid Sick Time.
Paid Time Off: The Elements and Prevalence of Consolidated Leave Plans
Paid Time Off (PTO) banks are an alternative to traditional paid leave plans that consolidate multiple types of leave (paid vacation, sick, and personal days) into a single plan.
Single Student Parents Face Financial Difficulties, Debt, Without Adequate Aid
Parents with dependent children were nearly one quarter of students enrolled for credit at American postsecondary institutions in 2008. These students face significant challenges to remaining enrolled and graduating, including limited access to affordable child care, difficulty balancing the demands of school with the demands of work and family, and financial limitations that make it difficult to remain enrolled.
Paid Sick Days in New York City Would Lower Health Care Costs by Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits
In New York City, 50 percent of working New Yorkers, or approximately 1,580,000 employees, lack access to paid sick days.
Low Literacy Means Lower Earnings, Especially for Women
Appropriate literacy levels are crucial for both men and women seeking education and employment opportunities, but low literacy skills disproportionally hurt women’s chances of earning a sustaining wage.
Denver Paid Sick Days Would Promote Children’s School Success
Paid sick days for working parents can enhance children’s school success. Parents face a difficult choice if their children get sick when they lack paid sick days: staying home with the child and missing pay (and possibly facing discipline at work); sending the child to school sick, which compromises their school performance and spreads illness to others; leaving the child at home alone, putting the child at risk; leaving the child with an older sibling who in turn must stay home from school; or trusting the child to a temporary caregiver. Each of these scenarios has potential costs for schools or for child well-being.
Paid Sick Days in Denver Would Improve Health Outcomes, Reduce Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities, And Help Control Health Care Costs
In Denver, 41 percent of the private-sector workforce, or 107,407 workers, lack access to paid sick days.
