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  • A New Labor Standard for Labor Day: Paid Sick Leave

    Nov 9, 2010

    Studies show that paid sick leave is beneficial for employers too. Currently, businesses lose money from high turnover rates caused by illness absences and from the lowered productivity that results from sick employees spreading their germs at work.

    The Institute of Women’s Policy Research found that if all U.S. workers were offered seven days of paid sick leave annually the result would be “a net savings of $8.1 billion a year due to increased productivity and reduced turnover.”