Policymakers across the country are increasingly interested in ensuring that workers have paid sick days. In addition to concerns about workers’ ability to respond to their own health needs, there is growing recognition that, which so many dual-earner and single-parent families, family members’ health needs can be address only by workers taking time from their scheduled hours on the job. Paid sick days policies allow workers with contagious illnesses to avoid unnecessary contact with coworkers and customers and, thus, are a fundamental part of public health insurance. Paid sick days protect workers from being fired when they are too sick to work and offer substantial savings to employers by reducing turnover and minimizing absenteeism.