Is COVID transitioning from a pandemic to a problem?
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Are We Going to Have a National Policy on Paid Time Off?
We don't have any national policy, o requirement that says employers must provide paid time off to workers when they get sick. So it's at company discretion, and companies give better benefits to higher paid workers. The us is unusual among developed rich countries in requiring zero coverage for sick time. Some states and cities do have sick pay requirements, but how difficult does that become for workers in practice to actually use sick days?
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