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Obama Urges Congress To Make Paid Sick Leave Mandatory - NPR

"What businesses find is that workers are better able to take care of the family responsibilities they might have, come back to work, be more productive, be more engaged and less likely to drop out of the workforce," said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.

January 16, 2015

Your Guide to Changing Paid Sick Leave Laws - Bloomberg Businessweek

The nonprofit National Partnership for Women and Families has pushed for paid sick time laws, which it considers “basic minimum protections that working families need, so they won’t have to lose a job or forfeit income when they have the flu or a family member is sick,” says Vicki Shabo, the organization’s vice president.

November 6, 2014

Let's Take Luck Out of the 'Boss Lottery' - Women's eNews

Only 12 percent of U.S. workers have access to paid family leave through their employers, and nearly 40 percent of private-sector workers – and 80 percent of low-wage workers – don't have a single paid sick day, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.

October 16, 2014

The simple policy fix that could halt the spread of the deadly enterovirus - The Week

The United States has no national paid sick day policy, which means that 40 percent of the workforce — more than 40 million private sector workers — lose income when they stay home with their kids, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.

October 9, 2014