Campaign to give workers paid sick leave gains momentum
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October 6, 2016
NEW YORK (AP, Oct. 5, 2016) — The campaign to give workers paid time off when they're sick is picking up momentum.
A bill that would give workers for the Illinois county that includes Chicago one hour of paid sick time for each 40 hours they work was approved Wednesday. Sick leave referendums are on the November ballot in Arizona and Washington state. Proposals are also expected to be voted on next year in Duluth, Minnesota, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, says Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, an organization that advocates for paid sick leave.
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