Arguments in Favor of Paid Sick Leave Paid sick leave as a basic right. Paid sick leave has been cited as a “basic labor standard for the 21st century,” and legislative advocates often compare this ...

S tarting next week, Starbucks workers will no longer have access to expanded paid sick leave that the company rolled out for COVID-19 illness, isolation, and vaccination. Going forward, employees ...

From annual leave and public holidays to study breaks and maternity allowances, find out more about the time off every UAE ...

Sandy Robson (left) and Crystal Hall rally for legislation for paid sick leave on April 11, 2016, in Annapolis, Md. Under a bill recently sent to Gov. Larry Hogan, businesses with 15 or more full ...

Separately, more states and cities also are requiring paid sick time, which helps people deal with shorter-term illnesses like the flu. Nineteen states plus Washington, D.C., have laws requiring ...

Mason says interest in paid leave has been building since the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic really brought to the forefront of everyone’s mind how important paid sick leave is,” she said ...

A UAA professor of economics said while some businesses may feel the impacts more than others, over time, consumers and ...

Workers in three states are now entitled to paid sick leave for the first time. In Alaska, most workers are now entitled to at least 40 hours of paid sick leave a year. Larger employers in t… ...

The paid sick leave laws are set to kick in Thursday in Missouri, July 1 in Alaska and Oct. 1 in Nebraska. McDonald's restaurant worker Richard Eiker is among those who stand to benefit.

The paid sick leave laws are set to kick in Thursday in Missouri, July 1 in Alaska and Oct. 1 in Nebraska. McDonald’s restaurant worker Richard Eiker is among those who stand to benefit.

More workers have guaranteed paid sick leave in Canada than ever before. Ottawa's new law requiring 10 permanent paid sick days per year for all workers in federally regulated industries took ...