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Paid Sick Days in Philadelphia Would Save More Than $10 Million in Health Care Costs
Paid Sick Days in Philadelphia Would Save More Than $10 Million in Health Care Costs

Paid Sick Days in Philadelphia Would Save More Than $10 Million in Health Care Costs

According to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), if workers in Philadelphia without paid sick days were to gain access, health care costs would decline by $10.3 million annually.

February 27, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Earned Sick Days in Maryland Would Benefit Economy, Reduce Health Care Costs

Currently, 40 percent (more than 700,000) of workers in Maryland lack earned sick leave. While many workers will likely need time off for reasons such as visits to the doctor, illness, or to seek services related to domestic violence, IWPR estimates that workers in Maryland will only use an average of 2.8 earned sick days per year.

February 22, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Study: Immigrants Fill Healthcare Worker Shortage

The population is rapidly aging, unemployment is high, and millions of illegal workers in the U.S. are waiting to see how Congress will act on immigration reform. At the intersection of those three very different topics is the question of who will continue to care [...]

February 20, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform

It’s likely that President Obama will bring up immigration reform in tonight’s State of the Union address. He might reiterate his support for a path to legal citizenship for all immigrants who “get in the back of the line,” with separate paths for high-skilled STEM [...]

February 20, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

Moderate Job Growth Continues for Women and Men

Washington, DC–According to IWPR analysis of the January employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released February 1, 2013, job growth was stronger for women (102,000 jobs) than men (55,000 jobs), for a total of 157,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls during [...]

February 12, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Report: Immigrant Home Care Workers Help Solve Labor Shortage, But Face Few Paths to Citizenship

As Congress digs into creating an improved immigration system, a report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), in cooperation with Caring Across Generations, identifies solutions for increasing access to visas for immigrant in-home care workers.

February 11, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

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