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By Gus Bova
Jessica Milli, study director with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, told the Observer that the San Antonio proposal should reach an estimated 130,000 workers who currently lack any paid leave, though her organization plans to release a definitive number in the coming months. With its large Hispanic and working-class populations, San Antonio workers likely stand to benefit from a paid sick leave policy even more than those in Austin.