Mar 13, 2019 | Fact Sheet | Tanya L. Goldman

Why Low-Wage Workers Need the Healthy Families Act

A national paid sick time law will benefit low-wage workers by safeguarding their economic security, allowing them to care for a sick loved one, helping to prevent the spread of infections, and allowing workers to seek timely preventive services and medical care.

Jul 25, 2018 | Blog Post | Pronita Gupta

Workers Need Paid Sick Days—Not Undermining Laws

May 29, 2018 | Fact Sheet | Tanya L. Goldman

The Struggles of Low-Wage Work

Jan 23, 2018 | Blog Post | Eduardo Hernandez

The Momentum for Paid Sick Days is Growing

Most low-wage workers lack access to paid sick days. When illness strikes, they’re forced to choose between caring for themselves or their families and earning a paycheck. Taking a sick day leads to loss of much-needed wages and could even cost them their jobs. However, going to work sick or sending a sick child to school or child care endangers workers’ and their families’ health and spreads illness to colleagues, customers, and other children. That’s why CLASP advocates at the federal, state, and local levels for paid sick days laws. When workers can earn sick days, they can care for themselves or their loved ones without losing essential income.

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Pronita Gupta

Director of Job Quality

Paid Sick Days

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Enforcing Paid Sick Days Laws

With a growing number of cities and states passing paid sick days laws, it's critical to ensure strong enforcement. CLASP's Enforcingsickdays.org website helps government agencies, employers, employees, and advocates get the information they need to ensure all workers receive the paid sick time they’ve earned.

Enforcingsickdays.org website