Research Library

Doing some policy research? Need some background materials? You've come to the right place.

Note: Documents in the library are PDFs and require Adobe Reader (free download/upgrade available).

Connecticut Workers Need a Stronger Paid Sick Leave Law

FACT SHEET | Our analysis finds that the eligibility restrictions of Connecticut’s law substantially reduce its reach. Ensuring that all workers are covered by the paid sick leave law is an essential step toward a more racially equitable Connecticut.
Read More

Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health

FACT SHEET | Every day, millions of U.S. workers face an impossible choice when they are sick: stay home and risk their economic security or go to work and risk their health and the public’s health.
Read More

Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools: The Case for a National Paid Sick Days Standard

FACT SHEET | Both parents and educators know firsthand the importance of keeping children healthy, and access to paid sick days for parents can make a real difference.
Read More

Paid Sick Days to Care for a Child at Home

Nationally, more than 30 million workers cannot take a single paid sick day to recover from their own illness, let alone care for a sick child or one whose school or childcare center has closed.
Read More

Back to School Sample Letter to an Elected Official

Dear Elected Official, As our state approaches back-to-school and flu season, I want to call your attention to the state’s failure to put in place a paid sick days standard – and the very real threat that poses to the health of our children, schools and communities when working parents cannot earn paid sick days.
Read More

Back to School Sample Letter to the Editor

Fall is challenging for any working parent. Summer is over. Kids are headed back to school – and flu season is around the corner.
Read More

Paid Sick Days Statutes

CHART | A detailed summary of existing paid sick days laws.
Read More

Paid Sick Days Lead to Cost Savings for All

FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on how paid sick days lead to reduced government spending, savings for employers, economic security for families and a stronger economy.
Read More

Latinos and Their Families Need Paid Sick Days

FACT SHEET | More than half of Latino workers—an estimated 15 million people—are unable to earn a single paid sick day.
Read More

Paid Sick Days Are Good for Business

FACT SHEET | Businesses benefit when their employees have access to paid sick days. When sick workers are able to stay home, the spread of disease slows and workplaces are both healthier and more productive. Plus, workers recover faster from illness and obtain timely medical care -- enabling them to get back to work sooner and holding down health care costs.
Read More

Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid Safe Days

FACT SHEET | On the need for the country's workplace policies to provide domestic and sexual violence survivors the support and job protection they need to recover - through a paid sick and safe days standard.
Read More

The Healthy Families Act Fact Sheet

FACT SHEET | The Healthy Families Act would set a national paid sick days standard – a critical step toward meeting the health and financial needs of working families.
Read More

Family Caregivers Need Paid Sick Days

FACT SHEET | Many family caregivers are struggling to manage both their caregiving responsibilities and the jobs they need to support their families because they lack access to basic workplace supports.
Read More

Paid Sick Days: Busting Common Myths With Facts and Evidence

FACT SHEET | Evidence from existing paid sick days laws dispels myths and misconceptions about the effects of paid sick days laws and, along with growing public demand and continued state and local advancements, paves the way toward a much-needed national standard.
Read More