“‘The advocates — surprise, surprise — have different math. “They point to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed, in March 2009, the average cost for sick leave per employee hour worked for private-sector employers was  23 cents . For service-sector workers, the cost is even lower:  8 cents an hour , the report showed.”

Kevin Miller, a researcher with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, testified in favor of the sick-leave legislation. He puts the total cost of the legislation at a mere $332 million per year — less than 10% of even the low-end estimate from the five-borough Chamber of Commerce coalition.

So the two sides don’t just disagree over the costs of requiring paid sick days in New York City — the two sides disagree by an enormous margin.”