A recent commentary in the Akron Beacon Journal by Amy Hanauer, Executive Director of Policy Matters Ohio, makes the case for a paid sick days standard in Ohio. Her commentary, "Just Pray Everyone Stays Healthy," appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal on October 5th, 2007.
Just Pray Everyone Stays Healthy
By Amy Hanauer
Published on Friday, Oct 05, 2007
CLEVELAND: In every advanced industrialized nation on the planet but one, workers can stay home on occasion when they are too ill to go to work, without sacrificing a day's pay or worrying about their job security.
Nineteen of the 20 economies ranked most competitive by the World Economic Forum and even developing nations far less prosperous than the United States manage to provide this healthy standard.
These countries, like many American employers, have concluded it's better for everyone if the cook making our lunch, the colleague at the next desk, the teacher in our kid's preschool and the trucker driving behind us is not running a fever.
However, in the United States, if you get sick, you better hope you have a union contract or a nice boss. Because the law has no protection for routine absences.
To continue reading Amy's commentary, click here.
Front Page, NewsPosted by SickDaysOhio.org on October 8, 2007
