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  • 43 Percent of Colorado Workforce Without Paid Sick Leave, Could Gain Benefit

    Jun 15, 2015

    DeAna Jimenez is a single mom who many times has had to choose between finding a family member or friend to care for her sick child or staying home and missing a day’s pay.

    In Colorado, more than 813,000 private-sector workers, almost 43 percent of the state’s workforce, don’t have paid sick leave, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.