07/07/2015
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"Research on the 2009 H1N1 pandemic estimated that an additional 5 million people contracted the virus due the lack of workplace policies like paid sick days."
"So I think an emergency response is important to ensure that people can start staying home immediately if that is what their medical providers are recommending to them."
"The United States is lagging behind the majority of industrialized nations that have some form of paid sick leave."
"The Healthy Families Act is commonsense policy. While paid sick days are especially critical to workers as we respond to COVID-19, it will be necessary for workers across this country to still have ac..."