WASHINGTON — Senators on Capitol Hill are working on a plan that would guarantee paid time off for people with the H1N1 virus. The CDC told lawmakers that one person who is sick with the virus will infect 10 percent of coworkers. …
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Workers who come down with swine flu — or whose children do — would get up to seven paid sick days if a bill introduced Tuesday by US Sen. Christopher J. Dodd becomes law. Dodd announced the “emergency legislation” …
Read Original Story: Dodd bill mandates paid sick time – New Haven Register (subscription)
By WTOC staff (WTOC) – Washington lawmakers are considering legislation that would guarantee sick pay for workers who are out sick because of the seasonal flu or H1N1. House Education and Labor Committee chairman George Miller said the measure would …
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PHOENIX — The state’s top health official wants businesses to let workers with the flu stay home, even if companies have to pay them. Will Humble said he understands "the old-fashioned work ethic" where some firms evaluate employees …
Read Original Story: Businesses urged to allow ill workers to stay at home – Arizona Daily Sun
WASHINGTON — Along with scarce vaccine and shrinking stocks of antivirals, the United States faces another enemy in the fight against swine flu: workers who go to work when they’re ill because they don’t get paid sick leave. …
Read Original Story: No paid sick leave hampers US swine flu battle – AFP
People in Potomac Falls receive flu shots. The arrival of the flu season has prompted companies of all sizes to weigh how to accommodate sick workers while keeping business operations running. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) By V. Dion Haynes and …
Read Original Story: Bill calls for paid time off Some firms adjusting rules as flu spreads – Washington Post
With concerns rising over too many people with the H1N1 virus going to work anyway, Democrats in Congress have introduced legislation to guarantee employees a certain amount of paid sick leave. The Emergency Influenza Containment Act will guarantee up …
Read Original Story: House Democrats Introduce Swine Flu Paid Sick Days Bill – AllGov
Sen. Chris Dodd this morning plans to announce emergency legislation designed to guarantee paid sick days for people affected by seasonal or swine flu, allowing them to stay home and care for themselves or …
Read Original Story: Dodd Proposal: Guarantee Paid Sick Days For Flu Sufferers – Hartford Courant
Even if they’re feeling horrible, some workers say they can’t afford to call in sick. That’s because they don’t get paid if they don’t come to work. Now, US Senators are talking about a way to fix this problem by forcing employers to pay their sick …
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WASHINGTON (Indiana’s NewsCenter) – With the spread of the H1N1 flu virus, some businesses are experiencing a high absentee rate. Tuesday morning the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held hearing on "the cost of …
Read Original Story: Senate Committee Talks Paid Sick Leave For H1N1 – Indiana's NewsCenter
