"If there was ever a time that working families need an extra measure of economic security, this is it."
"Opponents of a paid sick days measure will claim it's too expensive for businesses. This view is penny-wise but pound-foolish."
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"We thank Representative Rosa DeLauro and Senator Ted Kennedy for their leadership on this legislation."
"In a nation that values families, no worker should have to choose between their job and their own or a family member's health."
"Together, these policies promote health and reduce health care costs by helping workers access preventive, timely, and lower-cost health services while reducing workplace injuries and the spread of di..."
"Workers should not be punished for following guidelines from the nation's health experts, and we all have a stake in ensuring that those who prepare and serve our food, teach our children, care for ou..."
"We need to make sure that when the family health manager also works outside the home, she can still perform her important job of keeping her family healthy."
"Thank you for having this hearing on an important piece of legislation, the Healthy Families Act, which would guarantee most workers seven days of paid sick leave per year."
"Working families need paid leave to help them stay afloat financially when they have a new child, when a wage earner falls critically ill, or when a family member has a serious health condition and ne..."
"Paid sick days would offer substantial savings to employers by reducing turnover and minimizing absenteeism."