Federal sick-leave bills aim to slow H1N1 spread LoHud.com The Journal News:
"A House of Representatives panel wrestled Tuesday with the pros and cons of requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to help slow the spread of swine flu."
An estimated 98,000 Americans have been hospitalized with the H1N1 virus, Assistant Surgeon General Anne Schuchat told the House Education and Labor Committee. The virus has spread to 46 states and sickened 22 million Americans.
The Emergency Influenza Containment Act, proposed by Reps. George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, would require employers to provide at least five paid sick days to workers who are sent home from work ill or told to stay home.
A second bill, unveiled Tuesday by two Connecticut Democrats, Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, would require seven days paid sick leave and would include parents who stay home with sick children. Both bills would expire after two years.
"A House of Representatives panel wrestled Tuesday with the pros and cons of requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to help slow the spread of swine flu."
An estimated 98,000 Americans have been hospitalized with the H1N1 virus, Assistant Surgeon General Anne Schuchat told the House Education and Labor Committee. The virus has spread to 46 states and sickened 22 million Americans.
The Emergency Influenza Containment Act, proposed by Reps. George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, would require employers to provide at least five paid sick days to workers who are sent home from work ill or told to stay home.
A second bill, unveiled Tuesday by two Connecticut Democrats, Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, would require seven days paid sick leave and would include parents who stay home with sick children. Both bills would expire after two years.