LINCOLN, Neb. (AP News) - Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said ...

Paid leave supports employee morale by giving workers the flexibility they need to manage their lives outside of work. When ...

The U.S. is one of few developed nations without federal laws that provide workers paid time off, and just over a dozen states have their own laws to offer paid sick leave. But last week, Americans in ...

Bill Thompson's wife had never seen him smile with confidence. For the first 20 years of their relationship, an infection in his mouth robbed him of teeth, one by one. "I didn't have any teeth to ...

Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery. Most ...

In the new year, here are five things to know about California's laws for paid sick leave. Employees have five days or 40 ...

Connecticut may soon require nearly all businesses to offer at least 40 hours of paid sick leave each year. The state first enacted paid sick leave laws in 2011, requiring all businesses with at least ...